The natural resource-backed loans are non-transparent, expensive and make debt resolution difficult October 6, 2023/AfDB The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has strongly supported a call by the African Development Bank Group urging countries in Africa to stop borrowing loans backed by their natural resources. The IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva […]
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Critical Minerals Africa Summit to Explore Current Investment Landscape
Critical Minerals Africa 2023 – taking place in Cape Town on 17 – 19 October – will explore what it takes to fund and develop Africa’s critical minerals projects in the current geopolitical and energy transition climate October 5, 2023/ECP A dynamic panel discussion on the second day of the […]
IMF – 2023 Annual Meetings Curtain Raiser Speech by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva – October 5
October 5, 2023/IMF Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire October 5, 2023 As prepared for delivery Your Excellency, Monsieur le Président Alassane Ouattara, Monsieur Adama Coulibaly, Ministers, Members of Parliament, Members of the diplomatic community, Leaders of international organizations, Honorable guests, Mesdames et messieurs, good afternoon and thank you for your warm welcome […]
