World Bank Group Approves Funds to Support Guinea post-Ebola Recovery and Transparency Strategies
Two years after being hard hit by the Ebola epidemic, the Government of Guinea is setting up a recovery strategy with the help of the donor community, including the World Bank whose Board of Directors approved on June 17 an International Development...
Martin Schulz: Prolonged uncertainty concerning Brexit would be in no-one’s interest
Martin Schulz
Thailand’s Economy Expected to Grow 2.5 Percent in 2016
Thailand’s economy is expected to grow by 2.5 percent in 2016, after growing 2.8 percent last year. While the global economy has been weakening and exports have been slowing, strong fundamentals and ample fiscal and monetary buffers will help Thailand...
IMF Executive Board Concludes the 2016 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Croatia
On June 22, 2016, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with the Republic of Croatia.
World Bank Urges Malawi to Invest in Agricultural Resilience to Spur Economic Growth in 2017
Malawi needs to develop a better system to mitigate agricultural shocks while continuing fiscal discipline to set itself on an economic growth recovery path in 2017. This is the message of the third Malawi Economic Monitor (MEM) titled Absorbing...
MEPs call for swift Brexit to end uncertainty and for deep EU reform
The UK must respect the wish of a majority of its citizens, entirely, fully and as soon as possible, by officially withdrawing from the EU before any new relationship arrangements can be made, says the European Parliament in a resolution voted after...
African Countries Show Mixed Results in Quality of Policies and Institutions
The World Bank’s latest review of government policies and institutions in Africa shows that half of the region’s countries posted relatively weak performance in their policy environment supporting development and poverty reduction in 2015.
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement for Completion of Eighth Review of Albania’s Extended Arrangement
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Anita Tuladhar visited Tirana from June 15–28, 2016, to conduct discussions on the eighth review of Albania’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement.
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2016 Article IV Consultation with Denmark
On June 22, 2016 the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Denmark.
Economic performance has been relatively weak for an extended period, notably on account of low productivity...
Promoting Trade Growth in Myanmar: Key to Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity
