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
La lutte contre le chômage des jeunes en Afrique
Selon l'Organisation internationale du travail, le taux de chômage global parmi les jeunes de 15 à 24 est de plus de 13 %. En Afrique, le chômage et le sous-emploi sont particulièrement aigus. Dans ce...
8 Jan 20139min
Helping Poor Countries Tackle Commodity Price Volatility
In recent years, commodity prices have surged and fallen dramatically. To try and help low-income countries who have been hit hard by this volatility, the IMF has developed a new tool to anticipate th...
8 Jan 20136min
Aider les pays pauvres à faire face à la volatilité des prix
Ces dernières années, le prix des matières premières a des airs de montagnes russes: il monte à des niveaux record avant de retomber brutalement. Récemment, le FMI a développé un nouvel outil qui perm...
8 Jan 201311min
Managing the Pain of Fiscal Consolidation
After years of falling tax revenues and increasing spending, governments are now facing the prospect of having to slash, often record, deficits
8 Jan 20134min
Harnessing Diasporas
Dilip Ratha, a leading economist on migration, looks at the contribution made by overseas Africans.
8 Jan 20138min
Le FMI et la lutte contre le blanchiment de capitaux
Chaque année, des milliards de dollars provenant d'activités délictueuses sont «blanchis».
8 Jan 20138min
