IMF Opens New Technical Center
The IMF has opened a new technical assistance center in Mauritius which will allow member countries in southern Africa to leverage IMF know-how. The opening of "Afritac" is in response to growing dema...
8 Jan 20135min
Politics and Good Management of Natural Wealth
There are many economic pitfalls associated with being a resource-rich country: high inflation, Dutch disease, and volatile commodity prices, to name a few. But there are also political dangers. A top...
8 Jan 20135min
Ghana : Partager la manne pétrolière
La découverte de pétrole au large du Ghana en 2007 avait soulevé un vent d'optimisme dans le pays. Mais le Ghana était également déterminé à ne pas devenir la proie de la corruption et des conflits da...
8 Jan 20137min
Ghana: Sharing Out the Oil Wealth
The discovery of oil off the coast of Ghana back in 2007 was met with joy in the country. But Ghana was also determined not to fall victim to the corruption and conflict which has bedeviled other oil-...
8 Jan 20137min
Stiglitz: Why We Need Inclusive Growth
For over half a century, gross domestic product has been used as the single most important measure of a country's progress. But, according to Joseph Stiglitz, GDP fails to reflect a nation's overall w...
8 Jan 20137min
Comment atteindre l'égalité des revenus dans les pays pauvres ?
L'inégalité des revenus reste élevée dans les pays émergents et ceux à faibles revenus. La dépendance à quelques matières premières tend à exacerber cette inégalité. Francois Bourguignon nous explique...
8 Jan 20138min
World Food Program Head on Horn of Africa Famine
Severe droughts, combined with an increase in the global prices for basic staples, have led to desperate food shortages in the Horn of Africa. In this podcast, Josette Sheeran, the head of the United ...
8 Jan 20134min
Paul Collier on Undoing the Resource Curse
Low-income countries rich in natural resources have performed worse economically than might be expected, falling prey to conflict, corruption, or overdependence on that resource. Paul Collier, a leadi...
8 Jan 20137min
