18/04/2016/AfDB “The greatest contributor to economic growth is not physical infrastructure, but brainpower, or ‘gray matter infrastructure’”, says Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank. Malnourished children do not feed their brains or bodies, and “stunted children today leads to stunted economies tomorrow”, he said Saturday in Washington during […]
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Lagarde, Bio-Tchané Co-Chairs African Consultative Group Meeting
17/4/2016/IMF Mr. Abdoulaye Bio-Tchané, Chairman of the African Caucus, and Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), co-chaired the African Consultative Group meeting today at the IMF Headquarters. They issued the following statement after the conclusion of the Group’s meeting in Washington. “We had very productive discussions on […]
#AskLagarde: Lagarde Hosts Twitter Q&A, Monday, April 18, 2016
17/4/2016/IMF For your Information, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde (@lagarde) will host a Twitter Q&A on the global economy on Monday, April 18, 2016, 1:00 to 1:30 pm ET. The public has been invited to send questions via Twitter: #AskLagarde.
