IMF Staff Completes 2017 Article IV Consultation and Review Mission to Rwanda
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Laure Redifer, visited Kigali from May 2-15, 2017 to conduct 2017 Article IV consultations, and the seventh and second reviews of Rwanda’s Policy Support Instrument (PSI) and Stand-by Credit...
Improving Export Performance and Competitiveness in Belarus
The economy in Belarus started stabilizing in the first quarter of 2017, supported by exports and sectoral output growth, according to the latest World Bank Economic Update on Belarus.
IMF Staff Completes 2017 Article IV Visit to Zimbabwe
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Ana Lucía Coronel visited Zimbabwe from May 2 to 13, 2017, to hold discussions with the national authorities, private sector representatives, and civil society in the context of the 2017 Article IV...
At China's Belt and Road Forum, UN chief Guterres stresses shared development goals
Secretary-General António Guterres.
IMF Staff Concludes Review Mission to Mali
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Boriana Yontcheva visited Bamako from May 2 to 12, 2017, to conduct discussions on the seventh review of Mali’s Fund-supported economic program under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) approved in...
EU job-search aid: €2.6 million for 821 former Nokia workers in Finland
The workers were made redundant by Nokia Network Systems and three of its suppliers and downstream producers.
Growth Accelerates in Europe and Central Asia as World Bank Calls for More Trade Benefitting More People
Economic growth in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) will accelerate slightly in 2017, following the stabilization of oil prices, benefitting the eastern half of the region, and a continued recovery in the western half of the region.
OECD unemployment rate falls to 6.0% in March 2017
IMF Staff Completes Visit to Niger
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Cheikh Anta Gueye visited Niamey from May 3 to 10, 2017, to assess economic developments during 2016 and in early 2017, and to discuss with the authorities corrective measures needed to achieve...
High Investment, Increased Exports Pave the Way for Growth in Georgia
Economic growth in Georgia is forecast to accelerate from an estimated 2.7 percent in 2016 to 3.5 percent in 2017, led by external demand and public investment. According to Trade in Transition, the latest Economic Update for Europe and Central Asia (...
