July 14, 2020/IMFBlog By Nicoletta Batini, James Lomax, and Divya Mehra Food systems are essential to economic activity because they provide the energy that we need to live and work. However, macroeconomists have long ignored them in the belief that the global agri-food industry, now highly mechanized, subsidized and concentrated, […]
World News
Monitoring Group publishes its Recommendations to Strengthen the International Audit and Ethics Standard-Setting System
July 15, 2020/IOSCO The Monitoring Group (MG) is pleased to present its recommendations Strengthening the International Audit and Ethics Standard-Setting System. The MG is responsible for the overall governance of the international audit and ethics standard-setting process and the review of its effectiveness. The set of recommendations fulfills the overall […]
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Names Ceda Ogada as Secretary of the Fund
July 15, 2020/IMF Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today her intention to name Mr. Ceda Ogada as the Secretary of the Fund and Director of the Secretary’s Department. Mr. Ogada succeeds Mr. Jianhai Lin, whose retirement was announced previously [ link ]. Mr. […]
