February 17, 2018/IMF Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), met today with Sebastian Kurz, Federal Chancellor of Austria, in Munich, Germany. Following the meeting, Ms. Lagarde made the following statement: “I congratulated Mr. Kurz on his recent appointment as Chancellor. We also discussed recent economic developments […]

February 15, 2018/BBC Cyril Ramaphosa has become South Africa’s president a day after embattled leader Jacob Zuma resigned. He was the only candidate nominated by parliament, which is dominated by his African National Congress. MPs broke into song at the announcement. In his first presidential speech, Mr Ramaphosa, 65, said […]

Adesina calls for strong support to the Bank’s General Capital Increase 7/2/2018/AfDB The President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina, hosted the annual luncheon of diplomats accredited to Côte d’Ivoire in Abidjan on Tuesday with an appeal on the Bank’s member countries to contribute to the 7th General […]