Global economy in delicate moment — IMF
The global economy is in a delicate moment, with 70 per cent of the nations expected to experience a slowdown in growth this year.
IMF upgrades Nigeria’s 2019 GDP growth forecast to 2.3%
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday upgraded its growth rate forecast for Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2019 to 2.3 percent, while retaining 2.1 percent for 2018, citing improved crude oil prices.
IMF warns of rising risks to global growth amid trade tensions
The global economy is still expected to grow at a solid pace this year, but worsening trade confrontations pose serious risks to the outlook, the International Monetary Fund said Monday.
Nigeria needs urgent coherent policy, IMF warns FG
International Monetary Fund, IMF, yesterday, warned that Nigeria urgently needed a coherent set of policies for the economy to thrive in the months ahead.
IMF says Nigeria’s economic recovery still challenging
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Nigeria’s economic outlook for 2018 remains challenging as private sector lending remains low and foreign exchange inflows are mostly short-term.
IMF to press lawsuit against Facebook over privacy breaches
Litigation funder IMF Bentham Ltd. (IMF.AX) is preparing to potentially sue social media giant Facebook Inc. in Australia over its sharing of users’ data with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.
How IMF, World Bank can fight IFFs – TJNA
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank has been urged to do more in the fight against Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) around the World, especially from Africa.
Nigeria, others to record 3.4% growth rate, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Monday said Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan countries would grow their economies by an average of 3.4 per cent in 2018, from 2.8 per cent in 2017.
Foreign investment in FG’s debt instruments hit $16bn –IMF
Nigeria’s return to positive economic growth and stable exchange rate has triggered increased investors’ confidence in the nation’s economy prompting foreign investment in federal government debt instruments to rise by 300 percent to $16 billion as at March this year.
Nigeria, S/Africa weigh down growth in sub-Sahara Africa – IMF
THE International Monetary Fund, IMF, yesterday, placed Nigeria and South Africa at the downside of Africa’s economic outlook in the short to medium term. The Fund also warned that Sub-Saharan African nations are at growing risk of debt distress because of heavy borrowing and gaping deficits, despite an overall uptick in economic growth.
African growth picks up but debt a concern, says IMF
Growth across sub-Saharan African will rise to 3.4 percent this year from 2.8 percent in 2017, but in the continent’s poorest countries, debt is a major burden, the IMF said on Tuesday.
