April 6, 2015/Bloomberg Axa SA, the largest foreign insurer active in Nigeria, sees the peaceful manner in which the country is handling its first transition in political power in decades as supporting economic growth in the country and beyond. “We think that political stability and the respect of democratic rules […]

David Lipton First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Peterson Institute, April 7, 2015   As Prepared for Delivery Good morning. Thank you, Adam, for your kind introduction. I am very pleased to return to the Peterson Institute today. We always appreciate your willingness to provide a setting for informed […]

Mon Apr 6, 2015/Reuters Ethiopia’s year-on-year inflation rose to 8.5 percent in March from 8.2 percent the month before, the statistics office said on Monday. The Central Statistics Agency said food price inflation increased to 10.1 percent in March, up from 9.6 percent the previous month, owing to a rise […]