He further suggested that improved collaboration between the government and the central bank could lead to an upgrade in Nigeria’s credit rating The Managing Director/CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr Oliver Alawuba, has called on the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Finance, and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to incentivise long-term […]
Shareholders voted overwhelmingly to approve the dividend proposals brought forth by each companies’ Boards of Directors ADNOC Group’s publicly traded portfolio companies collectively endorsed over $6.7 billion (AED24.6 billion) in annual dividend payments to shareholders for 2024, reflecting their strong financial health and commitment to shareholders value. At the Annual General Meetings (AGM) of all […]
New technologies are changing how banks produce and provide financial services. These changes have implications for traditional banks, creating novel sources of systemic risk which could in turn pose regulatory and policy challenges. This column introduces a new report by the Advisory Scientific Committee of the European Systemic Risk Board that discusses the impact that […]
21 Apr 2025 Safe assets are the building blocks of modern financial markets. This column examines the sectoral dynamics of safe assets across advanced economies since the 1980s. It shows that foreign demand for these assets has steadily increased, with the financial sector playing a key role in meeting it. However, because financial institutions often […]
Developing economies face a far more challenging international trade environment than they did at the start of the 21st century. Yet trade remains an essential component in reaching development objectives. This column offers possible policy options for developing economies to leverage untapped opportunities for cross-border cooperation and improve domestic conditions that will make trade more […]
A 2018 Vox column examined the geopolitical premium enjoyed by the US thanks to its security alliances and ‘dollar diplomacy’. This column, written by one of the original authors, suggests that in light of recent moves by the Trump administration, it is timely to recall the earlier conclusions that countries that rely on the US […]
Johannesburg, 16 August 2025 — The highly anticipated Wiki Finance Expo Johannesburg 2025 is set to take place on 16 August 2025 at the Sandton Convention Centre. As the largest and most influential Fintech and Web3.0 event in Africa this year, Wiki Finance Expo Johannesburg 2025 promises to deliver an unparalleled experience for the industry. […]
Over the last two decades, social media has become a primary news source for millions of people, raising concerns over ‘echo chambers’ and ‘filter bubbles’. This column uses US data covering over a million Facebook articles classified by political slant to show that Democrats and Republicans consume sharply different content on the platform, largely driven […]
President Trump’s Chief Economic Adviser, Stephen Miran, has claimed that the international monetary system in which the US provides the rest of the world with a safe, liquid asset is “unfair” as it supposedly prevents the US from eliminating its current account deficit. His proposed solution is to lower the value of the dollar through […]
GDP growth appears to be on a global slowdown. This column uses survey data from individuals across 161 countries since 1990 and data for the US going back to 1958 to provide evidence of a robust connection between citizens’ experiences with economic growth and their perceived trust in government. As the state relies on citizen […]
