IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under ECF Arrangement for Guinea, Extends Arrangement, and Approves US$ 63.6 Million Augmentation
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the fifth review of Guinea’s economic performance under the program supported by an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement on February 11. The Board’s decision enables the...
ECOWAS, UEMOA and the World Bank Group Conclude 2nd Tripartite Meeting
At the end of their Second Tripartite Meeting in Accra, Ghana, representatives of ECOWAS, UEMOA and the World Bank Group, have agreed on a set of priorities aimed at significantly diversifying and transforming the economies of the sub-region. The...
Sweden Adheres to the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus
Sweden has completed the requirements for adherence to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) Plus—the highest tier of the Data Standards Initiatives. Sweden’s SDDS Plus data are now posted on the...
MEPs call for country of origin labelling of meat in processed foods
Meat used as an ingredient in processed foods, such as lasagne, should be labelled by country of origin as is already the case with bovine fresh meat, said MEPs on Wednesday. They call on the European Commission, which published a report on the issue...
Ending exclusion, empowering youth key to bridging social divide in Central African Republic – UN
Head of the Africa bureau at the UN Development Programme (UNDP) Abdoulaye Mar Dieye (3rd...
New World Bank Report On Land Administration and Management in Ulaanbaatar City Examines Options to Generate City Revenues for Much-Needed Public Investments
Mongolia’s recent economic growth has dramatically changed Ulaanbaatar. Since 2000, Ulaanbaatar’s population has nearly doubled and the built up area of the city has expanded by 40 percent. Yet, the city’s expansion has also made it among the least...
OECD unemployment rate falls to 7.1% in December 2014
OECD Harmonised Unemployment Rates, s.a.
The United Kingdom figure refers to October 2014 data compared...
WB/GEF: Improving the Livelihoods of 50,000 Panamanians While Preserving Biodiversity
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a US$9.59 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), aimed at preserving biodiversity in about 554,000 hectares of the Atlantic and central-eastern regions of Panama. The GEF grant...
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Urges Delivery on G20 Growth Commitments
I strongly support the G20's call for action to implement the policy commitments of the Brisbane Action Plan which can raise global growth by at least 2 percent and create millions of new jobs over the next four years. Given the risk of persistent low...
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2014 Article IV Consultation with the Union of Comoros
On February 4, 2015, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2014 Article IV consultation1 with the Union of Comoros.
