Afrique subsaharienne: taux de croissance à son plus bas niveau depuis vingt ans
Le dernier rapport du FMI sur les Perspectives économiques régionales prévoit que le taux de croissance économique de l'Afrique subsaharienne devrait descendre à son plus bas niveau depuis plus de deu...
25 Okt 201614min
IMF World Economic Outlook
The IMF's latest World Economic Outlook projects global growth at 3.1 percent in 2016 and 3.4 percent in 2017. In this podcast, IMF Chief Economist Maurice Obstfeld says growth has been too slow for t...
4 Okt 20164min
Ghana: IMF Approves Third $116.2m Disbursement
Ghana's economy—once a model for growth in West Africa, took a turn for the worse in 2012. It's been getting help from the IMF under a 3-year program known as the Extended Credit Facility. The IMF boa...
30 Sep 201610min
Ethiopia: Drought, Low Commodities Dampen Growth
While Ethiopia has been experiencing strong growth since the early 2000s, the IMF's latest review of the country's economy says low commodity prices and a drought have put growth levels well below 10 ...
29 Sep 201611min
Refugee Crisis Global Challenge, Kyung-wha Kang
More than 1 million migrants and refugees made their way to Europe last year, 350K from Syria alone. A recent IMF study says people fleeing conflict areas in the Middle-East and North Africa has broug...
15 Sep 20166min
Creative Industries a Development Opportunity
The United Nations estimates the global creative economy in 2011 generated more than $600 billion. In this podcast we speak with Patrick Kabanda, who says a country's cultural wealth presents a huge d...
9 Sep 201610min
Robots, Growth, and Inequality
As robotic technology becomes more sophisticated, robots could soon become perfect substitutes for human labor. In this podcast, IMF economist Andy Berg says the robot revolution could lead to greater...
31 Aug 201612min
Klaus Rudischhauser on Taxes and Development
Taxes are what governments rely on to provide the public goods and services that support economic growth. In this podcast, DG DEVCO's Klaus Rudischhauser, says some countries with millions of inhabita...
26 Aug 20168min
