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Angola, Senegal, Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria among the most hard hit amid Covid-19 and oil price plunge

The African Energy Chamber analyses the most vulnerable African countries amid the Covid-19 pandemic and low oil price March 31, 2020/AEC Angola revises national budget and suspends CAPEX; Senegal’s first oil development faces debt arrangement challenges; Nigeria poised for a major revenue loss; Analysts predict Ghana will get half its […]

Remarks by Kristalina Georgieva During an Extraordinary Conference Call of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors

March 31, 2020/IMF International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva made the following remarks today during an extraordinary conference call of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors: “Thank you to the Saudi G20 presidency for calling this extraordinary meeting. Outlook “We welcome the decisive actions many of you […]

Statement on The United States Congress Move to Strengthen the IMF’s Resources

March 27, 2020/IMF the International Monetary Fund (IMF) welcomes today’s expedited approval by the United States Congress of the U.S. commitment to strengthen the IMF’s resources. As part of a package of measures on IMF financial resources and governance, the IMF Executive Board gave its approval on January 16, 2020 […]