Tag: IMF

Malawi devalues kwacha by 25% as forex runs low The authorities in Malawi have announced a 25% devaluation of the local currency, the kwacha, ...

Real-time economic indicators help better track activity in Africa Economists are increasingly turning to new technologies that help track indicators ...

Channel IMF Special Drawing Rights through multilateral development banks, says AfDB Governors The United Kingdom may channel some of its ...

Why is the dollar shortage crisis in Africa getting worse by the day? A drastic shortage of dollars has affected ...

Be the institution to lead financing of African economies, not the Bretton Woods – Ofori-Atta to AfDb Minister for Finance, ...

Middle East and North Africa’s commodity importers hit by higher prices The war in Ukraine and related sanctions have triggered ...

Oil drops on recession fears and China COVID curbs Oil fell by almost US$1 on Tuesday as concerns over a possible ...

Why we must resist geoeconomic fragmentation—and how As policymakers and business leaders head to Davos, the global economy faces perhaps ...

Chile’s new short-term liquidity line to support resilience and recovery Chile has rapidly recovered from the COVID-19 crisis after a ...

Finance leaders must prepare for more inflation shocks - IMF Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund ...