June 22, 2020/IMFBlog By Sonja Davidovic, Delphine Prady and Herve Tourpe The practical challenge of quickly getting financial support in the hands of people who lost jobs amid the COVID-19 economic crisis has baffled advanced and developing economies alike. Economic lockdowns, physical distancing measures, patchy social protection systems and, especially […]

June 19, 2020/OilPrice.com OPEC+ compliance sent oil prices to a 3-month high, despite fears that a second wave of COVID-19 would drive demand and prices down Friday, June 19th, 2020 Oil prices have shrugged off concerns about rising coronavirus infections, with WTI hitting $40 per barrel in early trading on […]

We need African resources for African transformation, and the fund is a significant step in that direction June 19, 2020/Ecobank Foundation By Ebba Kalondo, Carl Manlan The African Union recently rolled out the Partnership to Accelerate Covid-19 Testing (PACT) (https://bit.ly/2BoT9wh) building on the lessons from past outbreaks and epidemics. In […]