Tag: IMF
Governments have spent $9 trillion as fiscal support in response to...
WED, MAY 20 2020-theG&BJournal- Governments around the globe have put forward $9 trillion as fiscal support in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The amount...
Nigeria’s economy grew 2.27% y-on-y in 2019
By Audrey Lotechukwu
THUR, APRIL 30 2020-theG&BJournal- Nigeria’ Gross Domestic Product grew in real terms by 2.27% year-on-year, a significant improvement compared to 1.91% recorded...
COVID-19 Nigeria: Nigeria finally gets $3.4 billion emergency support from IMF
TUE, APRIL 28 2020-theG&BJournal- The of SDR 2,454.5 million (US$ 3.4 billion, 100 percent of quota) emergency financial assistance comes under the Rapid Financing...
The short-term liquidity line: A new IMF tool to help in...
By Geoffrey Okamoto
Challenging times for emerging markets
THUR, APRIL 23 2020-theG&BJournal- The COVID-19 pandemic has severely disrupted the global economy at every level. Across the...
A global crisis like no other needs a global response like...
By Kristalina Georgieva
TUE, APRIL 21 2020-theG&BJournal- I have been saying for a while that this is a 'crisis like no other.' It is:
-More complex,...
The Great lockdown: Worst economic downturn since the Great Depression
By Gita Gopinath
TUE, APRIL 14 2020-theG&BJournal- The world has changed dramatically in the three months since our last update of the World Economic...
IMF projects global economy will ‘’contract sharply by 3% in 2020’’
By Audrey Lotechukwu, theG&BJournal
TUE, APRIL 14 2020-theG&BJournal- In making the dire prediction, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the risks for even more severe...
COVID-19: Why lockdown will be difficult to implement, IMF Africa Department...
WED, APRIL 08 2020-theG&BJournal-‘’Unlike most advanced countries, or many emerging market countries, working from home is not going to be an option, but for...
Nigeria seeks $6.9 billion from lenders to offset COVID-19 pandemic and...
MON, APRIL 06 2020-theG&BJournal- The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Zainab Ahmed Shamsuna said Monday at a press conference in Abuja that...
Europe needs to find candidate to head IMF- France
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Saturday said European finance ministers need to find a compromise candidate to replace Christine Lagarde as the...
