Finance for All: Promoting Financial Inclusion in Central Africa
The IMF and the Central bank of Central African states are co-hosting a conference on Inclusive Growth, in Congo Brazzaville on March 23rd. Link to the conference: http://www.imf.org/external/np/semin...
19 Mar 20158min
Alun Thomas on Rwanda's Changing Job Market
More Rwandans are leaving their work on the farm to start small household businesses. By Alun H. Thomas: Senior economist in the IMF's African Department
13 Mar 201510min
Ekkehard Ernst on The Shrinking Middle
The International Labour Organization says while the demand for highly skilled jobs is on the rise, middle-class jobs are in sharp decline.
27 Feb 201510min
Building a Monetary Union in East Africa
The Quest for Regional Integration in the East African Community lays out all aspects of the ongoing financial integration process for Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.
26 Feb 201512min
Boosting Women-Owned Businesses Key to Growth
Melanne Verveer, served as Ambassador-at-Large for global women's issues under President Obama. She says more women in small and medium sized enterprises is a catalyst for growth.
23 Feb 20157min
Preventing Another Plague
The World Bank has labeled global pandemic one of the greatest risks facing the world today, but according to one economist, preventing such a disaster is only a matter of political will.
12 Feb 20156min
IMF Grants Help Ebola-hit Countries Drive Down Debt
The IMF will provide grants totaling $100 million to the three countries worst hit by the Ebola epidemic. Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone will use the funds to cover the cost of servicing their debt...
5 Feb 20158min
Economies of the Bottom Billion
New report on low income countries helps strengthen IMF's monitoring framework.
30 Jan 201511min
