UN, IMF, IDB seek billions to rebuild Middle East
The United Nations, the World Bank and the Islamic Development Bank announced a joint initiative on Saturday to scale-up financing in the Middle East and […]
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Côte d’Ivoire: GDP to grow by 8.4 % in next two years
The International Monetary Fund projected on Friday that the economy of Côte d’Ivoire will grow by 8.4 percent while inflation is expected to remain moderate […]
Chad: Boko Haram plunges GDP forecast to 1%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday that Chad’s GDP will contract to 1 percent this year as compared to the 5 percent growth […]
Zambia to export power in a year
Zambia’s government is taking measures to ease power shortages and the southern African nation will be a net exporter of electricity within 12 to 13 […]
Mali: Weakening manufacturing output to slow economy to 4.9 %
Mali’s economic growth is set to slow this year to 4.9 percent, because of weakening manufacturing output, despite a strong harvest, the International Monetary Fund […]
DRC: Opposition determined to stop Kabila’s third term
Thousands people gathered in the capital, Kinshasa, on Tuesday to oppose President Joseph Kabila’s unconstitutional third term Kabila, in office since 2001, is constitutionally ineligible […]
Liberia-IMF: “Stay the course to improve economy,” Lagarde
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde arrived in Liberia Thursday to celebrate the resilience of the Liberian people and the leadership of President Johnson Sirleaf in […]
Tunisia: IMF’s Lagarde ends visit, major reforms promised
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, at the end of a two-day visit to Tunisia on Wednesday, said she had […]
Zimbabwe: IMF forecasts lower growth after exports dropped
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday lowered Zimbabwe’s growth forecast for this year to 1.5 percent from 2.8 percent, blaming lower commodity exports of […]
Ghana: IMF to release second tranche of bailout
The International Monetary Fund’s board on Monday approved a second disbursement of $114 million for Ghana to help it repay debt and stabilize the nation’s […]