Tag: Christine Lagarde

Lagarde Lambast US Congress on Non-Implementation of 2010 Quota Reform

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Christine Lagarde, Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lambasted the United States (US) Congress for non-implementation of the  2010 Quota and Governance Reform. “I am disappointed that necessary steps could not be taken to implement this important governance reform. The world […]

IMF Projects Mali’s GDP to Grow by 6.6% in 2014

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday projected the growth of Mali’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to grow by 6.6 percent (6.6%) in 2014. This is coming on the heels of the first visit of Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director (MD) of the Fund to […]

Kenya Second Largest Investor in Sub-Saharan Africa-IMF

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Monday said Kenya is the second largest investor in sub-Saharan Africa. Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director (MD) of the Fund made this disclosure in her speech ‘’Kenya at the Economic Frontier: Challenges and Opportunities’’ at the Kenya Private Sector Alliance […]