Labour expresses displeasure over IMF exclusion of Nigeria on debt relief
–Calls for suspension of debt payments By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – THE Organized labour in Nigeria has expressed displeasure over the exclusion of Nigeria among the 25 poor countries benefitting from the debt relief services by the International Monetary Fund, IMF. The generosity of the IMF, was to help the benefitting countries contain the spread […]
2.9% economic growth projection achievable in spite IMF’s position– BMO
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) says the 2.9 per cent economic growth projection by the Federal Government for 2020 is achievable in spite of downward projection by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
IMF chief Georgieva urges G20 action on trade, climate, inequality
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Wednesday urged G20 finance ministers and central bankers to take action to reduce other risks linked to trade, climate change, and inequality.
Coronavirus could damage global growth in 2020 ― IMF
The coronavirus epidemic could damage global economic growth this year, the IMF head said Sunday, but a sharp and rapid economic rebound could follow. “There may be a cut that we are still hoping would be in the 0.1-0.2 percentage space,” the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, told the Global Women’s […]
IMF affirms 2.5% growth forecast for Nigeria’s economy in 2020
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, yesterday reiterated its forecast that Nigeria’s economy, as measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), will grow by 2.5 percent in 2020.
IMF ranks Benin Republic 4th most prosperous economy in Africa
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has ranked Benin Republic as the fourth most prosperous economy in Africa. The IMF said the West African country has a growth rate of 7.6 per cent compared to 6.7 per cent in 2018.
