IMF cuts South Africa’s growth as Lagarde meets Ramaphosa
IMF chief Christine Lagarde has met South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa in Davos on Wednesday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum. The […]
Christine Lagarde
Ethiopian to Head IMF’s Africa Department
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday appointed Ethiopian Abebe Aemro Selassie as the new head for its African department. Selassie’s appointment was announced in […]
Nigeria: IMF Welcomes New Forex Policy
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday welcomed the decision by Nigeria government to abandon its currency peg and adopt a flexible exchange rate policy. The […]
Liberia to cut down expenditure by 11%
The Liberian government plans to slash spending in the current budget by 11 percent due to a slowdown of its mining sector, President Ellen Johnson […]
I am not here to negotiate loan – IMF boss to Nigerians
As part of the efforts to revive Nigeria’s economy, which is Africa’s largest; Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday holds talks with the head of […]
IMF’s Lagarde visits Nigeria
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Christine Lagarde starts a four-day working visit to Nigeria on Monday. The international lender said […]
IMF sees Liberia’s economic growth slow to almost zero in 2015
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday Liberia’s economic growth will slow to almost zero in 2015 as the country continues to recover from […]
Ebola: IMF announces $ 100 million debt relief for West African countries
The International Monetary Fund has decided, on the 5th February, to grant US $100 million gift to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, the three most […]
S&P removes Egypt from credit watch rating, confirms rating B
The rating agency Standard & Poor’s has removed Egypt from its watch list and affirmed long and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign ratings on […]