The containment of the fiscal deficit may prove to be the severest economic challenge for the government in 2025. The thrust of economic policies has been to increase government expenditure. In spite ...

Investors holding Ethiopia's defaulted $1 billion bond have contested the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) evaluation of the country's debt relief needs. They argue that the IMF has underestimated ...

The country’s external debt service burden went up by 14 percent to $15.74 billion from January to November last year compared to $13.81 billion in the same period in 2023 amid higher principal and ...

Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has canvassed stronger economic ties with the Middle East and the Nigerian diaspora community in the region.Speaking during a meeting with Talal Al-Humond, the Assistant Governor ...

Dissanayake cynically claimed that his government wants to establish the “economic sovereignty” of Sri Lanka, even as he is ...

Both the IMF and the Government of Bangladesh have their own perspectives on this delay. In broader terms, the Fund maintains that since Bangladesh was unable to comply with the conditionalities ...

Climate change is causing more frequent and devastating natural disasters. The goal of this paper is two-fold. First, it examines the dynamic effects of natural disasters on the growth of output and ...

The rise of financial technologies—fintech—could have transformative effects on the financial landscape, expanding the reach of services beyond the confines of geography and creating new competitive ...

IMF member countries face significant challenges when it comes to improving the effectiveness of their fight against terrorism financing. This book identifies key challenges and good practices for ...

The EU will not disburse 500 million euros of aid to Lebanon until it reforms its financial system and secures an IMF loan, a top EU official said Friday.

A further reduction in Thailand’s policy interest rate will help shore up low inflation and ease the burden for local ...