Ralph Chami: Avoiding the Remittance Trap
Few would argue that workers' remittances—the money migrants send to family in their home country—improve the lives of millions of people. Remittances amounted to over $400 billion last year. That's s...
30 Aug 201815min
Pour l'entrepreneur africain, ce qui semble être des difficultés constitue des opportunités
Chaque pays en Afrique subsaharienne a son propre ensemble de défis et de possibilités, La communauté internationale a beaucoup investi ces dernières années à savoir comment augmenter la croissance éc...
17 Aug 201813min
Difficulties Present Opportunities for the African Entrepreneur
Each country in sub-Saharan Africa has its own set of challenges and opportunities. And while the international community puts a lot of resources toward trying to figure out how best to keep the regio...
10 Aug 201815min
South Africa: Restoring Confidence to Oil the Wheels for Growth
It's been almost 25 years since the end of apartheid, the system of institutionalized racial segregation that left most South Africans with limited access to basic services. The post-apartheid years s...
31 Juli 201813min
Maya Forstater: The Truth About Illicit Financial Flows
Illicit financial flows have been under the spotlight recently. Both the Panama and subsequent Paradise papers exposed large amounts of money held in tax havens—some under questionable circumstances, ...
24 Juli 201811min
Alex Segura sur les revenus inexploités de l'Afrique
Le dernier rapport du FMI sur les perspectives économiques régionales de l'Afrique subsaharienne indique qu'avec l'adoption des bonnes politiques, la région pourrait globalement accroître ses recette...
21 Juni 201810min
Africa's Untapped Revenues with Alex Segura
The latest Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa suggests better policy design could help countries increase tax revenues by as much as 5 percent of GDP. Alex Segura heads the IMF team for...
21 Juni 201810min
David Donaldson: Sherlock of Trade
Studying the market for salt in 19th century India and the effects on trade of a railroad built 150 years ago led economist Dave Donaldson to important new findings that are relevant today. Donaldson ...
8 Juni 201822min
