July 22, 2020/IMF On July 13, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a temporary increase in the annual limits on overall access to resources in the General Resources Account and the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust. The severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global economic […]
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IMF Strategy, Policy and Review Department Director Martin Mühleisen to Retire
July 21, 2020/IMF International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva today announced that Martin Mühleisen, Director of the Strategy, Policy, and Review (SPR) Department, has indicated his intention to retire from the Fund in August 2021. In the interim period, Mr. Mühleisen will take on a role as a […]
Africa Investment Forum: Founding Partners unveil Unified COVID-19 Response to support Africa’s private sector
15 deals in the Africa Investment Forum’s portfolio, valued at $3.79 billion earmarked to address COVID-19 impacts July 20, 2020/AfDB Increased and decisive investment will be the channel for Africa’s economic recovery post COVID-19, partners of the Africa Investment Forum said on Friday, expressing confidence in the continent’s potential to […]
