Scaling Up Local Currency Lending: A Strategic Imperative for Africa
Stories & Blogs OSAANov 19, 2024(News )Over 70 per cent of Africa’s debt increase in 2023 was due to currency depreciation, making external debt costlier to service and endangering financial stability.
Bribery becoming less accepted in Nigeria, says new report on corruption patterns and trends in the country.
Stories & Blogs UNODCJul 11, 2024(Press Release )Over 70 per cent of Nigerians who were asked to pay a bribe in 2023 refused to do so on at least one occasion, according to a new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Small Island Developing States summit: UN experts urge States and development banks to support endangered islands
Stories & Blogs OHCHRMay 23, 2024(Press Release )UN human rights experts* today called for urgent action by States, financial institutions and development banks to support small island developing countries struggling with the triple burden of climate disasters, debt crisis and the aftermath of the COVID