IMF Mission acknowledges Mozambique’s strong economic performance, urges greater transparency and caution with expansionary budget
A staff team from the International Monetary Fund, led by Doris Ross, visited Mozambique during February 26- March 13, 2014 to hold discussions towards the completion of the second review under the three-year Policy Support Instrument (PSI) approved...
World’s top graduate entrepreneurial talent hits UK shores
The 10 latest international start-ups to choose the UK as a base for their budding business have been announced. 27 graduate entrepreneurs make up the start-up teams from 15 different countries worldwide, including Brazil, India, China, the USA,...
IMF Executive Board Discusses Further Considerations on Assessing Reserve Adequacy
On December 4, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met to discuss the staff paper on Assessing Reserve Adequacy-Further Considerations.
IMF Conference Highlights Central Africa’s Investment Needs in Infrastructure
The Government of Cameroon and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) jointly organized a high-level conference entitled “Financing the Future: Infrastructure Development in Central Africa” in Yaoundé, Cameroon on March 10, 2014.
New Partnership with Djibouti to Focus on Human Development and Economic Diversification
The World Bank Group has announced a new strategy for Djibouti that aims to support the government in reducing extreme poverty and building the foundations for shared prosperity through improved service delivery and better governance.
World Bank supports FYR Macedonia in strengthening its competitiveness
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved the Second Programmatic Competitiveness Development Policy Loan (DPL2) of EUR 36.4 million (US$50 million equivalent) for FYR Macedonia. This operation aims to strengthen the competitiveness of...
Austria Joins World Bank’s Water Partnership Program
The Government of Austria has become the fourth donor to the World Bank’s Water Partnership Program (WPP), joining the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Denmark. The new contribution will help increase the World Bank’s efforts to help countries...
MEPs damp down claims of economic recovery ahead of March EU summit
MEPs disagreed with the Commission President José Manuel Barroso and Dimitrios Kourkoulas, for the Greek Presidency, that economic recovery was on the way, in Wednesday's debate on the last EU summit before the European elections. They criticized the...
World Bank Group President Meets Prime Minister of Ukraine
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim met with the Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to discuss the current situation in the country and World Bank Group assistance to Ukraine. President Kim expressed hope that the situation in Ukraine will...
Romania at the Heart of Domestic Market Financing
The 4th Annual “World Bank Government Bond Market Conference”, organized jointly by the World Bank, the Ministry of Public Finance, and the National Bank of Romania, is being held in Bucharest, on March 12th - 14th. This year’s event provides investor...
