This review considers Nigeria's primary data protection regulation as at 2019 - the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation 2019, a local version of the EU GDPR. There is a Data Protection Bill before the National Assembly with more comprehensive provisions, but in the meantime, the NDPR subsists....

The economy of Nigeria has over the years depended on oil. this over-reliance has made it difficult for the failing economy to have a growth leap and at such the need to incorporate new ideas in the economy can never be overemphasised. The Nigerian Startup Act, 2022 is a piece of legislation...

This report assesses the continued relevance of the OECD Recommendation on Cross-Border Co-operation in the Enforcement of Laws Protecting Privacy, originally adopted in 2007. It examines whether the Recommendation has kept pace with the evolving needs of Privacy Enforcement Authorities (PEAs)...

This working paper is written by Ip-Wing Yu (Hong Kong Monetary Authority) and Angela Sze (Hong Kong Monetary Authority).Offshore bond issues by non-financial corporations in Emerging Asia have increased considerably since the Global Financial Crisis and warrant close monitoring as they become a...

The Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) is a non-financial instrument, designed to help countries demonstrate their commitment to a reform agenda and unlock financing from other sources. It supports countries in designing and implementing a full-fledged macroeconomic program of policies that...