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Communiqué Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Washington, 18-19 April 2013

1. We, the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, met to discuss the current situation in the global economy and to bring forward the policy agenda for our Leaders’ summit in September.   Global Economy and G20 Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth 2. We reaffirmed our determination […]

Ghana Signs MoU with IMF on Regional Centre

  By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Ghana and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a new Africa Regional Technical Assistance Centre (AFRITAC) in Accra, Ghana, West African Sub Region. Seth Terkper, Finance Minister of Ghana, and Ms. Nemat Shafik, Deputy Managing Director of the […]

IMF Appoints Ducharme As New Director of Statistics

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (InvestAdvocate)- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Thursday announced the appointment of Louis Marc Ducharme as Director of its Department of Statistics.   The IMF said Ducharme’s appointment will be effective in June 2013 when he succeeds Adelheid Burgi-Schmelz, who […]