View From the I.M.F. — In a Crisis Like No Other, Gender Still Counts
“Gender equality doesn’t fall from the sky.” — Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund In Her Words is available as a newsletter....
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Macron Urges World Leaders to Speed Aid to Lebanon After Explosions
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron of France called on world leaders to fast-track financial and humanitarian aid to Lebanon on Sunday after explosions last week...
Algeria economy rocked by one-two punch of coronavirus crisis
Currency depreciation, inflation, negative growth, businesses closed: Algeria’s economy has been battered by the one-two punch of the coronavirus crisis and tumbling oil revenues. And...
In Argentina’s Debt Negotiations, a Kinder, Gentler Capitalism Faces a Test
LONDON — Laurence D. Fink presents himself as the vanguard of a progressive form of capitalism in which profits are not everything: The enlightened money...
IMF approves $171.9 million to Madagascar to address coronavirus pandemic
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved $171.9 million of funding to Madagascar, it said on Thursday, bringing the total COVID-19 emergency support to the country...
IMF approves $7.6 million debt relief to Burundi
The International Monetary Fund said it had approved $7.6 million debt relief to Burundi to help address the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. It...
Lebanon central bank sets up committee to restructure banks
Lebanon’s Central Bank has set up a committee to restructure financially-stricken commercial banks and study their performance, a memo by the bank seen by Reuters...
Tunisia seeks late debt payments as crisis hits economy, state budget
Tunisia has asked four countries to delay debt repayments, it said on Monday as it announced more pessimistic economic and budget forecasts for 2020 because...
IMF calls for cautious reopening of Africa
As African countries commence the re-opening of their economies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has counselled them to do so cautiously because the pandemic is...
Sudan to introduce direct cash payments to its neediest citizens
Sudan will begin rolling out an experimental programme of direct cash transfers to its neediest citizens next week as it tries to wean the country...