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April 2023 World Economic Outlook: A Rocky Recovery

April 11, 2023/IMF The outlook is uncertain again amid financial sector turmoil, high inflation, ongoing effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and three years of COVID The baseline forecast is for growth to fall from 3.4 percent in 2022 to 2.8 percent in 2023, before settling at 3.0 percent in […]

IMF Concludes Review of the Implementation of the Framework for Enhanced Engagement on Governance

April 11, 2023/IMF This Review provides an in-depth stocktaking of the Fund’s engagement on governance and corruption since the adoption of the Fund’s ‘Framework for Enhanced Engagement on Governance’ adopted by the Executive Board in April 2018 (‘the 2018 Framework’). The Review papers find that Fund engagement with member countries […]

Gabon’s Gas Agenda Amplified with Recent Independent-led Power Projects

A recently signed MoU between Perenco and the Gabon Power Company lays the foundation for a new gas-fired power plant that will help electrify the country and compliment the government’s broader plans to utilize its abundant but overlooked gas resources April 11, 2023/AEC Demonstrating the significant role natural gas continues […]