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Africa’s big asks at this year’s IMF and World Bank spring meetings

The scale of the economic onslaught wrought by the coronavirus pandemic will dominate discussions at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank spring meetings scheduled to take place – for the first time ever virtually – on 17 to 19 April
World Bank Group headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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The World Bank needs to reform and adapt to the changing world order

By nominating an American to head the World Bank, President Trump is continuing an outmoded tradition that does not take into account significant changes in the global distribution of power
Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the World Economic Forum in Davos, 2010
Politics & Policy

Top job for South African gives African countries sway at the IMF

South Africa’s Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago, has been selected as the first sub-Saharan African to serve as chair of the International Monetary and Finance Committee
Politics & Policy

IMF warns on Kenya’s interest cap law, but gov’t says too early to tell impact

Kenya's interest rate cap law has had "unintended negative consequences" on credit availability for small and medium-sized firms, and is also undermining the effectiveness of monetary policy, according to the IMF.
The entrance to the Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, Kenya
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