Carlo Cottarelli, Director of Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF Recent political and social unrest in some emerging and developing countries may have idiosyncratic features. But they also have a common denominator: a yearning for more equality in incomes, economic self-determination, and political power. Are these developments in seemingly unrelated emerging economies […]
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IMF Projects 3½% GDP Growth for Central Africa
By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday projected a 3.5 percent (3½%) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth at the end of year 2013. This is coming on the heels of the Conclusion of the 2013 Regional Consultation on Common Policies for the Member Countries of the […]
Lagarde Reiterates Continuous Recession in Euro Area
By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has reiterated continuous recession in Euro Area. This is coming on the heels of the conclusion of the Group of 20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Moscow. According […]
