March 29, 2021/IMF Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), today announced her intention to appoint Bernard Lauwers as Director of the Finance Department. Mr. Lauwers will succeed Andrew Tweedie, whose departure was announced in February. Mr. Lauwers is expected to begin his work in this […]
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Olam Convenes Agro Experts, Stakeholders to Tackle Widening Local Wheat Supply Gap
March 29, 2021/Mediacraft Olam, a foremost agribusiness and leading player in the wheat value-chain recently convened the first edition of the Olam Green Land Webinar series. Themed “Deepening the wheat farming development programme in Nigeria through innovation, increasing investments and collaborations”, the event is part of an engagement series organised […]
How the Caribbean Can Avoid Becoming a COVID-19 Long-Hauler
IMF Country Focus By Krishna Srinivasan, Sònia Muñoz, and Ding Ding March 12, 2021 Many Caribbean countries risk becoming COVID-19 economic long-haulers. Much the same as some patients could suffer from lingering illnesses long after the corona virus infection has passed, the pandemic’s economic fallout might be felt in the region […]
