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The COVID-19 health and economic crisis has once again focused attention on the fickleness of capital flows and the need to have an adequate policy...

When Jack Ma took to a Shanghai conference stage in October, China's most famous entrepreneur was on the brink of pulling off an unprecedented $35...

According to the IMF’s latest economic assessment of the euro area, the key policy challenge is to continue to counter the pandemic while facilitating a...

As 2020 draws to a close, many of us cannot wait for this annus horribilis to end. And for good reason: this year has seen more than...

In November, Zambia became Africa's first pandemic-era debt defaulter after it failed to service a $40m bond payment. Creditors rejected its pleas for a six-month...

After 5 years of implementing the Petroleum Price Deregulation policy by the NPA, It is sad to note that this policy is not working for...

The COVID-19 pandemic hit Liberia at a time of pre-existing fragility.  The country held elections in 2017, leading to the first democratic transition of power between...

2020 will soon be over, and with it an incredibly trying year. The editors at IMFBlog wish you good health and peace over the holidays...

Well not quite a stalemate; 6,730,587 forming 51.3% of valid votes excluding Techiman-South Constituency for President Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo. Agreeably, another 6,214,889 for the...

Any strong economy is reflective of its robust financial system so when macroeconomic indicators point to a positive direction, it is largely fueled by players...