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
Business Ghana president defends IMF aid decision Accra – Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has defended a decision to seek International Monetary Fund (IMF) help, saying it... Read more 9 Jul, 2022
Business IMF team visits Tunisia to start bailout talks Tunis – Officials from the International Monetary Fund began a visit to Tunisia on Monday to start negotiations over... Read more 5 Jul, 2022
Business Ghana seeks IMF support for ailing economy Accra – Ghana said on Friday it was seeking International Monetary Fund (IMF) support for its economy, battered by... Read more 3 Jul, 2022
Business IMF team to travel to Tunisia to open aid talks Washington – The International Monetary Fund is sending a team to Tunisia next week to begin formal talks on... Read more 3 Jul, 2022