June 5, 2020/IMF GREENER, SMARTER, FAIRER “One hundred and seventy countries are going to finish this year with a smaller economy than at the start of the year, and we already project that there will be more debt, bigger deficits, and more unemployment,” said Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva this week […]

June 5, 2020/United Capital Report African Economies: Sticking to the guns of re-opening Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world implemented lockdowns and restrictions, to contain the spread. African countries were no different, as incumbent government authorities applied similar measures. However, given the continent’s large informal sector that […]

June 4, 2020/IMFBlog Martin Mühleisen, Vladimir Klyuev, Sarah Sanya The coronavirus crisis is a crisis like no other, and for emerging market and developing economies (EMDE), it has triggered a policy response like no other, both in scope and magnitude. Despite their diversity, and in some cases, strained resources, this […]