INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

Paulo Medas

AD Ports Group acquires CLI

CLI is Brazilian agri-bulk terminal operator.

$1.59bn Makkah project awarded

A consortium will develop two districts in the Holy City.

2PointZero posts profit surge

Growth driven by merger consolidation.

Mashreq Q1 profit rises

Total revenue increased 10% year-on-year.

TECOM profit climbs

High occupancy across assets boosts earnings.
  • Governments should avoid using general subsidies as a way to soften the blow from recent high energy prices, said Paulo Medas from the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department. Broad subsidies are expensive, so policymakers instead should use targeted aid to help low-income families, he added.