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(Stockholm, 19 November 2018) The level of transparency in military spending in sub-Saharan Africa is greater than previously thought, according to a new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Between 2012 and 2017, 45 of the 47 states surveyed published at least one official budget document in a timely manner online. The SIPRI …
October 20, 2014 Introducing the October 2014 IMF Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa, Ms. Antoinette Sayeh, Director of the IMF’s African Department commented today: “The strong growth trends of recent years in the sub-Saharan Africa region are expected to continue. The region’s economy is forecast to continue growing at a fast clip, expanding by about 5 …
Many years ago, I wrote a ‘story’, as we journalists describe newspaper reports, about an Indian company planning to sell solar powered inverter kits, good enough to run a TV, to Afghanistan. This was soon after the US invaded the frontier country and established a Taliban-free Hamid Karzai government. The war ravaged country was devoid …
Bretton Woods Committee Annual Meeting Washington DC, May 15, 2013 It is a great pleasure to be here with this distinguished audience, and to host the Bretton Woods Committee Annual Meeting at the IMF. Let me thank Bill Frenzel and Richard Debs for their welcome. “Ending poverty in a generation” is the theme of this …
May 10, 2013 The near-term outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains broadly positive, with growth projected to accelerate modestly to around 5½ percent in 2013–14, following a year of strong growth in 2012, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said today. In its May 2013 Regional Economic Outlook, Building Momentum in a Multi-Speed World, the IMF said that …
Universidade Politécnica, Maputo May 6, 2013 As prepared for delivery Good Morning. It is a great pleasure to be here today at Universidade Politécnica. I want to thank Dean Isabel Da Costa for her kind words of introduction. I am grateful for the opportunity to meet with you—the leaders of tomorrow who will shape Mozambique’s …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today released the October 2012 Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa. Ms. Antoinette Monsio Sayeh, Director of the IMF’s African Department, commented on the report’s main findings: “Economic conditions in sub-Saharan Africa have remained generally robust against the backdrop of a sluggish global economy. Most low-income countries continued to grow soundly in …