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IMF Announces Leadership Rotations and Retirement of ICD Director

May 16, 2025/IMF Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today senior leadership changes at the Fund, including the planned retirement of a long serving department head and a leadership rotation across two departments. Dominique Desruelle, Director of the Institute for Capacity Development (ICD), will retire […]

AfDB Approves $304 Million Loan to Support Botswana’s Fiscal Stability and Economic Reform

Image Credit: AfDB The country’s fiscal deficit widened — from a balanced budget in 2022/23 to 4.7% of GDP in the 2023/24 financial year–– and is projected to reach 6.7% in the current fiscal year May 16, 2025/AfDB The African Development Bank has approved a $304 million loan to Botswana […]

Horses and Bourses

Horses and Bourses: Remarks at the 12th Annual Conference on Financial Market Regulation May 16, 2025/US SEC By Commissioner Hester M. Peirce Thank you for having me here today as part of the 12th Annual Conference on Financial Market Regulation. Before I begin, I must remind you that my views […]