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Google to Invest $1bn in Africa over the Next 5 Years

April 8, 2022/Proshare by Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), welcomed the team from Google West Africa at his office on Thursday, 7th of April 2022. The team was led by the Director of Google West […]

Restructuring Debt of Poorer Nations

April 8, 2022/IMF Weekend Read In today’s edition we focus on the challenges of restructuring the debts of poorer nations, how to manage the long-term risks from COVID-19, a special series of three F&D articles on the future of inflation, global financial resilience, war’s impact on emerging markets, climate change […]

IMF Managing Director names Bert Kroese as Chief Statistician and Data Officer and, Director of the Statistics Department

April 7, 2022/IMF Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today her intention to appoint Bert Kroese as the Fund’s Chief Statistician and Data Officer, and Director of the Statistics Department. He will succeed Louis-Marc Ducharme, who as previously announced , will retire from the Fund […]