The report notes that while Mauritius continues to post strong economic performance—recording real GDP growth of 4.9% in 2024, slightly down from 5% in 2023—structural constraints and external shocks continue to undermine the country’s growth trajectory July 17, 2025/AfDB The African Development Bank has urged Mauritius to accelerate structural reforms […]

The continent faces an annual infrastructure funding gap of between USD 68 billion and USD 108 billion, while attracting only 2 percent of global investment in this sector July 17, 2025/AfDB As global capital flows evolve and development assistance dwindles, Africa finds itself at a critical point. On 28 May, […]

July 17, 2025/IMF Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today her intention to appoint Mr. Rodrigo Valdés as Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD). Mr. Valdés will succeed Vitor Gaspar, starting on October 27, 2025. “I am pleased to announce that Rodrigo Valdés will […]