Business Ghana reaches $3 billion deal with IMF Accra – Ghana on Tuesday agreed on a $3 billion credit deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as... Read more 13 Dec, 2022
World IMF says agrees $4.5 billion support package for Bangladesh Bangladesh – The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it had reached a preliminary agreement with Bangladesh to provide... Read more 9 Nov, 2022
Business Egypt agrees $3 billion loan with IMF as pound hits new low Cairo – Egypt has clinched a $3 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund against the backdrop of... Read more 28 Oct, 2022
Business Ghana and the IMF: debt restructuring must go hand-in-hand with managing finances better Theophilus Acheampong, University of Aberdeen Ghana is struggling with managing its debt, 20-year high inflation, a weak currency, and... Read more 11 Oct, 2022
Business Barbados wins first loan deal from IMF climate change fund Washington – Barbados on Tuesday became the first country to secure agreement on a financing package under a new... Read more 29 Sep, 2022
Business Zimbabwe growth to drop by half in 2022, IMF says Harare – Zimbabwe’s economic growth is projected to slump to around half of last year’s levels due to growing... Read more 20 Sep, 2022
News IMF urges policy caution for vulnerable Africa Johannesburg – African countries have to walk the tightrope as they contemplate economic reform at a time of worsening hunger... Read more 15 Sep, 2022
Business Debt-ridden Zambia secures $1.3 billion in IMF bailout Lusaka – The International Monetary Fund has approved a $1.3 billion loan to debt-ridden Zambia to help it restore... Read more 1 Sep, 2022
Business Ghana IMF loan outcry pressures government over economy Accra – Ghanaian trader Mohammed Biney was already struggling when the government passed a new tax on electronic money... Read more 20 Jul, 2022
Countries Initial blood tests inconclusive in SA pub deaths Johannesburg – The deaths of 21 young people at a South African tavern more than three weeks ago remains... Read more 20 Jul, 2022