Africa News Zambia’s FinMin says to meet IMF officials next week Amwal Al Ghad English Oct 2, 2018 0 Zambia’s Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe said on Tuesday she will meet with top International Monetary Fund…
Banks S&P upgrades two Egyptian banks on strong GDP growth Yomna Yasser Sep 27, 2018 0 Standard & Poor’s raised its ratings on two Egyptian banks on Tuesday, saying the country’s GDP growth and…
Money IMF hikes Argentina bailout package to $57 billion Amwal Al Ghad English Sep 27, 2018 0 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Argentina announced on Wednesday an arrangement to increase resources…
Financial Institutions IMF: Kenya’s external position is strong, standby deal expires Amwal Al Ghad English Sep 15, 2018 0 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) considers that Kenya’s external position is strong, its representative in…
Banks Egypt’s core inflation rises slightly to 8.83% y-o-y in August – central bank mohamed Hamdy Sep 10, 2018 0 Egypt’s core inflation slightly rose to 8.83 percent year-on-year in August from 8.54 percent in July, the central…
Financial Institutions Italy economy would struggle with ‘even a minor recession’: ex-IMF director Amwal Al Ghad English Sep 8, 2018 0 Italy's economy is in such a fragile state that even a minor recession could be very dangerous, a former director…
Financial Institutions Egypt targets inflation rate below 8.5% by 2022-end Amwal Al Ghad English Aug 27, 2018 0 Egypt’s government is targeting an inflation rate no higher than 8.5 percent by the end of 2022 and is making the…
Industry & Trade Saudi reforms to boost growth despite any Aramco IPO delay: IMF Amwal Al Ghad English Aug 25, 2018 0 Saudi Arabia is moving ahead with economic reforms and growth in its non-oil economy will pick up this year despite…
Financial Institutions Turkey has not signaled desire for IMF aid: Fund spokesperson Amwal Al Ghad English Aug 11, 2018 0 Turkey has not approached the International Monetary Fund to ask for financial assistance, an IMF spokesperson said…
Financial Institutions German’s hesitancy to lower trade surplus triggers trade tensions – IMF Amwal Al Ghad English Aug 7, 2018 0 Germany's hesitancy to lower its trade surplus was contributing to trade tension and added to risks that could…