Tag: IMF
Lagarde to Nigeria: Act with Resolve, Build Resilience, and Exercise Restraint
On Wednesday, 6 January, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director addressed the national assembly, speaking on ‘Global economic transitions and…
Nigeria will look inwards to overcome economic challenges, Buhari tells IMF’s Lagarde
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday in Abuja that his administration will look inwards, enforce regulations to stop financial leakages…
IMF’s Christine Lagarde ‘impressed’ with Buharinomics
International Monetary Fund, IMF, chief Christine Lagarde has reacted to her meeting Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, the country’s…
IMF chief, Lagarde endorses Buhari’s anti-corruption war
The head of the International Monetary Fund endorsed on Tuesday Nigeria’s efforts to tackle corruption, while saying the country needed…
Buhari, Adeosun to hold talks with Lagarde, IMF team Tuesday
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria will holds talks with a team the International Monetary Fund led by its managing director,…
IMF approves $28.7m credit facility for debt distressed Chad
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has on Tuesday in Dar es Salaam approved immediate disbursement of…
IMF wants Buhari to devalue the naira again
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is pressing Nigeria to further devalue its naira currency amid uncertainty over the political and…
World Bank, IMF to improve tax system in developing countries
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have said they would establish an initiative to help developing countries…
UK to stay in Red until 2020 – IMF
The International Monetary Fund forecast Thursday that Britain’s public deficit would remain in the red until at least 2020, contradicting…
We’re running Nigeria’s economy effectively – Okonjo-Iweala
The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Sunday assured the international community that the Federal Government had put necessary…
IMF approves $1.4 billion in new funds for Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund approved Friday the release of nearly $1.4 billion in fresh funds for troubled Ukraine, as the…
IMF chief Lagarde charged over French corruption case
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde announced Wednesday she had been charged for “negligence” over a multi-million-euro corruption case relating…
IMF chief grilled in French corruption case
The head of the International Monetary Fund faced a fourth round of questioning Tuesday over a multi-million-euro corruption case relating…
IMF partners African finance ministers and governors
African finance ministers and governors of Sub-Saharan Africa have agreed to partner with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on major…
IMF approves $17bn aid for Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund approved Wednesday a $17 billion aid deal for Ukraine, even as Kiev fights to prevent pro-Moscow…