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Nigeria Central Bank Shocks Markets: Interest Rate Slashed to 23%!
Nigeria's Central Bank stunned markets with its biggest interest-rate cut in nearly 20 years, resetting the MPR to 23%. Is this a strategic recalibration to boost growth, confidence, investment, and jobs, or a risky move amid inflation concerns...
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Should We Pause AI Development? Experts Weigh In
Anthropic has appointed Accenture as an independent evaluator of its models’ safety. Both companies expect to invest at least $1 billion in new safeguards to address AI-related risks, marking the first use of an independent evaluator. Should th...
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Global Central Banks turn Hawkish
As expected, the Bank of Japan today raised interest rates to 1.25%, following similar moves by the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday and the European Central Bank last week. The Bank of England was the outlier, opting for a cautious hold. Centra...
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Dangote IPO: Reviving Nigeria’s Economy
The Dangote IPO is drawing national and indeed global attention — but what lessons, risks and implications does it present? Nigeria’s annual inflation eased to 15.39% in August, while JP Morgan reinstated naira-denominated government bonds in i...
Is the IMF Fuelling Poverty, Inequality and Social Unrest?
Is the IMF supporting recovery in developing countries, or deepening inequality through austerity measures? This episode explores OXFAM’s warnings, rising poverty and inflation, mounting social unrest, and the wider debate over IMF policies. Al...
