Remittances and Foreign Aid for Growth
Remittances have become an increasingly important source of financing in the developing world. So how can money sent home by migrant workers best be used in the fight against global poverty?
8 Jan 20134min
Une union sans cesse plus étroite
Malgré les retombées de la crise de la dette européenne, les troubles en Côte d'Ivoire et une grave sécheresse au Sahel, tout porte à croire que l'Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine (UEMOA)...
8 Jan 20138min
An Ever Closer Union
Despite struggling with the effects of the European debt crisis, political turmoil in Cote d'Ivoire and a severe drought in the Sahel, the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) promises to ...
8 Jan 20136min
IMF Deputy Managing Director Min Zhu on Pacific Challenges
Ahead of a conference jointly hosted by IMF and the government of Samoa in Apia on March 23, IMF Deputy Managing Director Min Zhu talks about how the Pacific region can promote inclusive growth and bu...
8 Jan 20134min
How to Avoid Natural Resources Pitfalls
Over the last few years, many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have benefited from the rise in commodity prices. But being wealthy in natural resources brings its own problems. The IMF is to host a con...
8 Jan 20135min
Eviter les pièges de l'exploitation des ressources naturelles
Ces dernières années, beaucoup de pays subsahariens ont profité de la hausse des cours des produits de base. Mais l'abondance de ressources naturelles apporte ses propres problèmes. Le FMI organise u...
8 Jan 20134min
Famine au Sahel
La famine est un problème chronique du Sahel, mais la sécheresse qui sévit actuellement a anéanti les cultures et aggravé la situation alimentaire. Des millions de personnes sont menacées. La communau...
8 Jan 20135min
Hunger in the Sahel
Hunger is a chronic problem in the Sahel. But now a widespread drought has wiped out crops and made the food situation worse. Millions are at risk. Is the international community taking enough notice?
8 Jan 20135min
