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Outlook on Africa Finance Corporation’s Rating Raised to Stable by Moody’s

• Moody’s improves AFC’s outlook to stable from negative, affirming A3 long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings • Stable outlook “underlines the resilience of AFC’s credit profile in the face of significant shock” from Covid pandemic, says Moody’s • A3 rating affirmation underpinned by AFC’s intrinsic financial strength, which includes […]

Kalpana Kochhar, Director of the Human Resources Department, to Retire from the IMF

June 2, 2021/IMF Ms. Kalpana Kochhar, Director of the Human Resources Department (HRD) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has notified Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva of her intention to retire from the IMF on July 30, 2021. Ms. Kochhar will take up a position as Director of Development Policy and […]

IMF Managing Director’s Remarks to the Green Swan Conference – June 2, 2021

June 2, 2021/IMF Today, the IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva participated on the introductory panel of the Green Swan 2021 Global Virtual Conference, a co-sponsored global virtual conference by the Bank for International Settlements, Banque de France, International Monetary Fund and Network for Greening the Financial System on How in […]