May 27, 2020/Alizila Daniel Rosenberg China is taking a novel approach to revive its economy, seeding digital coupons with consumers to encourage spending on everything from groceries to luxury goods. Since the worst of the Covid-19 outbreak passed in China, the country has issued over RMB5.6 billion ($788 million) in […]

May 29, 2020/IMF “NOT YOUR FATHER’S IMF” In a new broadcast interview with Bloomberg’s Tom Keene, First Deputy Managing Director Geoffrey Okamoto discussed the global economic fallout over the coronavirus pandemic, how the IMF is responding, and the urgency and importance of global cooperation. “We’re telling countries to spend what […]

…Global co-operation needed to stem global depression May 25, 2020/UBA Plc Global leaders at the second edition of United Bank for Africa (UBA) African Day Conversations, have emphasised the need for meaningful collaborations between governments and the private sector as a panacea for the quick recovery of the economy of […]