IMF Staff Concludes 2016 Article IV Consultation Visit to Togo
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Ms. Cemile Sancak, visited Lomé from October 20 to November 2 to conduct the 2016 Article IV Consultation.
IMF Staff Concludes 2016 Article IV Consultation Visit to Togo
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Ms. Cemile Sancak, visited Lomé from October 20 to November 2 to conduct the 2016 Article IV Consultation.
OECD study signals the importance of collective efforts by international organisations to improve global standard setting
The role of international organisations (IOs) is critical in the development of rules and standards that can help advance the well-being of citizens in an increasingly globalised world. IOs could improve their effectiveness by building on their...
World Bank Vice President Visits Moldova, Calls for New Phase of Reforms
Moldova has an opportunity as well as the potential to continue lifting people out of poverty and building shared prosperity among its people. The key will be continuing sound policies to ensure stability in the financial sector and openness in the...
Ecuador: Brutal persecution of teacher unionists is worsening
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Carlo Sdralevich, visited Monrovia from October 12-26, 2016 to conduct discussions on the combined fifth and sixth reviews of the authorities’ economic program supported by the IMF under an...
The trans fats, EU's 2017 budget
Yazidi survivors and public advocates Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar were announced as this year's Sakharov Prize laureates during this week's plenary session in Strasbourg. In addition MEPs called on the European Commission to regulate harmful...
Indonesia: $400 Million Approved for Logistics Reform
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved the first Indonesia Logistics Reform Development Policy Loan to enhance logistics and strengthen connectivity, on November 2. These are key to boosting growth and reducing poverty in this vast...
IMF Staff Conclude Review Visit to Rwanda
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Laure Redifer, visited Kigali from October 19-November 2, 2016 to carry out discussions with the Rwandan authorities on the sixth review of their economic and financial program supported by the IMF’s...
New insurance facility to boost natural disaster resilience in Pacific Island countries
The World Bank has announced the start of the fifth round of Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative (PCRAFI) Insurance, along with the recent establishment of a new Cook Islands-based insurance company, called the PCRAFI Facility...
Caribbean Leaders and IMF Discuss Challenges and Opportunities of Shifting Global Economic Outlook
Caribbean Prime Ministers, Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors gathered in Port of Spain, on November 2, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago, for the fifth Caribbean Forum.
