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The Road Ahead for Africa-IMF Weekend Read

June 25, 2021/IMF Weekend Read In today’s edition we focus on Africa’s uncertain recovery, a carbon price floor proposal, facts about food prices, emerging markets in flux, Thailand’s economic challenges, and much more. On that note, let’s dive right in. THE ROAD AHEAD FOR AFRICA Africa is now facing the world’s […]

Building a Better Digital Economy

IMF First Deputy Managing Director Geoffrey Okamoto Remarks to IDB Miami-LAC Conference June 24, 2021/IMF The Light Box at Wynwood — Miami, Florida As Prepared for Delivery I want to thank the IDB for inviting me to be here with all of you this week. As a technologist, who then […]

South Sudan launches First-Ever Oil and Gas Licensing Round

Hosted by the Ministry of Petroleum (MoP) and attended by industry executives and international stakeholders, the event signifies an historic moment in the country’s budding oil and gas sector June 23, 2021/Energy Capital & Power. South Sudan’s Ministry of Petroleum (MoP) officially launched the country’s first-ever oil and gas licensing […]