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EBRD, EU and GCF Expand Access to Finance for Egyptian Private Sector

December 20, 2021/EBRD By Nibal Zgheib Image Credit; EBRD EBRD, EU and GCF provide financing package to Ahli United Bank in Egypt Combination of US$ 52 million loan and US$ 30 million trade facility Loans to benefit underserved small businesses and support greening of supply chain The European Bank for Reconstruction and […]

IMF Extends Debt Service Relief for 25 Eligible Low-Income Countries

December 20, 2021/IMF The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on December 15, 2021 a fifth and final tranche of debt service relief under the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) for 25 member countries with eligible debt service falling due to the IMF from January 11 to April […]

A Hopeless and Imperative Endeavor: Lessons from the Pandemic for Economic Forecasters

December 17, 2021/US Federal Reserve Governor Christopher J. Waller Thank you, Mike, for the introduction. It is a privilege for me to address fellow macroeconomic forecasters, and I thought an appropriate subject would be the challenge of forecasting during the pandemic.1 First, a few remarks about my outlook. Then I will […]