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European Central Bank Raises Interest Rates by 75bpts to 1.5%

October 27, 2022/European Central Bank The Governing Council today decided to raise the three key ECB interest rates by 75 basis points. With this third major policy rate increase in a row, the Governing Council has made substantial progress in withdrawing monetary policy accommodation. The Governing Council took today’s decision, […]

Egypt: IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on an Extended Fund Facility Arrangement

October 27, 2022/IMF End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF’s Executive Board. Based on the preliminary […]

Afrobarometer Chair E. Gyimah-Boadi leads delegation to Washington for high-level engagements

Afrobarometer (AB) is a trusted source of high-quality data and analysis on what Africans are thinking October 25, 2022/Afrobarometer An Afrobarometer delegation, including Board Chair E. Gyimah-Boadi, CEO Joseph Asunka, Director of Analysis Carolyn Logan, and Chief Operating Officer Felix Biga is in Washington, D.C., this week for a series […]