There is a growing gap between people’s aspirations for good jobs and functioning public services and often sub-optimal ...

Will MCC be shuttered, will it be merged with DFC, or will it be spared? We have the latest on DOGE's targeting of the U.S.

What is a reserve currency? How did the dollar come to dominate global trade and finance? And why might some countries prefer ...

The investment downturn is central to the growth slowdown. Gross fixed capital investment is expected to contract by 2.4% this year, a stark reversal from already muted growth in FY24. This is not ...

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has sharply revised its end-of-year inflation target for 2025 to 12%, down from an earlier projection ...

Ngaire Woods shows how the institutions can avoid the US president’s wrath while maintaining their global legitimacy.

Sam Woods, chief executive of the BoE’s Prudential Regulation Authority, said the regulator had stepped up monitoring of banks during the market volatility triggered by the US president’s “liberation ...

Kevin Warsh, the presumptive heir to Jay Powell as Federal Reserve chair, gave a speech last Friday acknowledging “new ...

At a media briefing marking the conclusion of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington DC, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, ...

The International Monetary Fund has urged Egypt to move faster in selling off state assets to spur growth and reduce debt.

On the development ladder, East Africa’s climb is emerging—but uneven. Kenya leads as the only country in the bloc recognised ...

In recent years, Ethiopia has embarked on an ambitious and indigenous economic reform journey that has now gained notable recognition from global leaders. During the 2025 IMF and World Bank Spring ...