Tag: World Bank

Remittances to developing countries edge up slightly in 2015

13/4/2016/World Bank Remittances to developing countries grew only marginally in 2015, as weak oil prices and other factors strained the earnings of international migrants and their ability to send money home to their families, says the World Bank’s latest edition of the Migration and Development Brief, released today. Officially recorded remittances […]

Communiqué Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development

April 14, 2016 We, the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development, held our ninety-fifth meeting in Washington D.C. on April 14, 2016 with Mauricio Cárdenas, Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia in the Chair, Abdulaziz Mohammed, Minister of Finance and Economic Cooperation of Ethiopia […]

Angola Says Committed to Economic Diversification with IMF Support

April 6, 2016/Ministry of Finance, Republic of Angola The Government of Angola is aware that the high reliance on the oil sector represents a vulnerability to the public finances and the economy more broadly. The sustained efforts over many years to promote economic diversification have already resulted in a significant […]