IMF Blog: 'Natural Gas: The New Gold'

Rabah Arezki, head of the commodities team in the IMF’s Research Department, writes on Natural gas at the IMF Blog:

Natural gas is creating a new reality for economies around the world. Three major developments of the past few years have thrust natural gas into the spotlight: the shale gas revolution in the United States, the reduction in nuclear power supply following the Fukushima disaster in Japan, and geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

read on here [imf.org]