CurrencyFeaturedNigeria to take significant action to save naira as inflation continues to haunt countryIFM CorrespondentAugust 22, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentAugust 22, 2023 Naira slipped by 0.7%, its steepest decline in nearly six months, in official trading on the Nigeria Exchange on June 2023... Read more
Banking and FinanceMagazineWhy do American banks collapse?IFM CorrespondentAugust 11, 2023August 11, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentAugust 11, 2023August 11, 2023 Banks are exposed to a range of risks, including credit risk, market risk and liquidity risk... Read more
EconomyMagazineDollar’s kingship under threat?IFM CorrespondentAugust 11, 2023August 11, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentAugust 11, 2023August 11, 2023 As of 2023, central banks hold about 60% of their foreign exchange reserves in Dollars... Read more
EconomyMagazineIs corporate greed fuelling inflation?IFM CorrespondentAugust 11, 2023August 11, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentAugust 11, 2023August 11, 2023 Inflation may produce more enormous profits because businesses conceal pricing increases... Read more
Business LeadersFeaturedBusiness Leader of the Week: Meet Mohamed Alabbar, driving force behind Dubai’s growthIFM CorrespondentAugust 4, 2023October 10, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentAugust 4, 2023October 10, 2023 In 1997, Mohamed Alabbar founded Emaar Properties, holding 24.3% of shareholders of the company and the rest owned by the Dubai government... Read more
EconomyFeaturedIF Insights: Predicting the road ahead for UK economyIFM CorrespondentJuly 31, 2023October 10, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentJuly 31, 2023October 10, 2023 The pandemic's impact obscures a larger concern that the UK economy will face in the coming decades: population ageing... Read more
EconomyFeaturedIF Insights: Can governments cut public spending to fight inflation?IFM CorrespondentJuly 6, 2023October 10, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentJuly 6, 2023October 10, 2023 Demand-pull inflation arises when aggregate demand outpaces the supply of goods and services, increasing prices... Read more
FeaturedOil & GasOil prices slide further amid concerns over China’s economic growthIFM CorrespondentJuly 5, 2023July 5, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentJuly 5, 2023July 5, 2023 China, the top oil importer in the world, is experiencing a sputtering recovery, which continues to worry the market... Read more
CommodityFeaturedCopper prices dip despite Li Qiang’s upbeat comments on Chinese economyIFM CorrespondentJune 30, 2023June 29, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentJune 30, 2023June 29, 2023 Li Qiang stated that his country's growth in the second quarter of the financial year of 2023-24 was expected to be faster than the 4.5% registered during the January-March period... Read more
EconomyFeaturedCrisis-ridden Sri Lanka’s economy shrinks 11.5%IFM CorrespondentJune 26, 2023June 26, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentJune 26, 2023June 26, 2023 Sri Lanka’s economy is showing tentative signs of improvement, in part due to the implementation of critical policy actions... Read more