Fellow Nigerians, I greet and felicitate with you all, today, as we mark 15 years of uninterrupted democratic governance in our beloved country.  Our dear nation, Nigeria, has certainly come a long way and made notable progress since our first Democracy Day on May 29, 1999 when the military finally […]

Keynote Address by Christine Lagarde Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Maputo, May 29, 2014 Introduction Good morning, bom dia. It is my great pleasure to welcome you to this conference on Africa. I wish to thank President Guebuza and the government of Mozambique for hosting this event, and the many […]

Thierry Tressel and Thierry Verdier Introduction The financial crisis has ignited an intense policy debate on the determinants of incentives in the financial industry, and has resulted in substantial efforts to improve financial regulations to tame risk taking during booms and build capital buffers for downturns. There is now a […]