Updates

IMF Endorses Egypt’s Decision on Liberalisation of FOREX System

November 3, 2016/IMF In response to media queries, IMF Mission Chief for Egypt Chris Jarvis issued the following statement : “We welcome the Central Bank of Egypt’s decision to liberalize the foreign exchange system and adopt a flexible exchange rate regime. Under the new system, the exchange rate will be […]

Remarks by Christine Lagarde IMF MD at the Seventeenth Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference : “Macroeconomics After the Great Recession”

November 3, 2016/IMF Good morning. I am delighted to welcome you to the IMF’s 17th Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference. Introduction Our annual event is by now one of the most important forums for macroeconomic researchers and policy makers to get together and exchange ideas on the world’s major economic […]

Monthly Markets Review – Overview of Markets in October 2016

November 3, 2016/Cordros Research Highlights: Global equity markets, with the exception of Wall Street, were mostly upbeat in October; the key drivers being economic data, corporate earnings, the movement of crude oil prices, and political activities in the U.S. Nigerian equities underperformed in October, with the All Share Index (ASI) […]