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Global Economy Turning Corner of Great Recession, But Obstacles Ahead

IMF Survey April 2, 2014 Global economy has broadly stabilized, but new obstacles have emerged Bolder policy steps needed to take world economy to next level Absent more ambitious policies, world could fall into medium-term low growth trap The global economy is turning the corner of the Great Recession, although […]

The Road to Sustainable Global Growth—the Policy Agenda

By Christine Lagarde/April 02, 2014 As Prepared for Delivery Good morning. I would like to thank Provost Lieberman for his warm introduction. I am also appreciative of Dean Vali Nasr’s kind invitation to join you today. And I want to salute my friend and former IMF colleague, John Lipsky, who […]

UBA subsidiaries emerge ‘World’s Best’

Three subsidiaries of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc are the World’s Best Emerging Market Banks in Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Senegal. In a statement, the bank said UBA Burkina Faso, UBA Cameroun and UBA Senegal were considered the best in their various countries of operations by Global Finance […]