Zambia Defends Request for IMF Programme Extension
The Zambian government has defended its decision to seek a 12-month extension of the International Monetary ...
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Zambia Seeks 12-Month Extension of IMF Programme
The Zambian government has formally expressed its intention to extend its current International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...
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Angolan President Calls for Global Financial Reform to Boost Infrastructure Investment in Africa
Angolan President João Lourenço, who currently serves as Chairperson of the African Union, issued a compelling ...
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Zimbabwe Expands Gold Reserves to Support ZiG Currency
Zimbabwe has increased its national gold reserves to 3.4 metric tonnes, in an ongoing effort to ...
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Ghana’s Cedi Becomes 2025’s Best-Performing Global Currency
Ghana’s cedi has emerged as the world’s best-performing currency in 2025, registering an extraordinary appreciation of ...
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Botswana to Recut Growth Forecast as Diamond Dreams Lose Their Sparkle
Botswana is preparing to sharply downgrade its 2025 economic growth projections, potentially to near zero percent, ...
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World Bank Meetings Conclude with Economic Foreboding as Tariff Questions Linger
The recent Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington ...
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IMF Approves $370 Million Disbursement to Ghana Following Strong Economic Reform Progress
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Government of Ghana have jointly announced the successful conclusion ...
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Zambia’s Economy Expands Three Times Faster Than IMF Projections
Zambia’s economy has exhibited exceptional resilience, significantly outperforming projections by both the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...
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Kenya and IMF to Negotiate New Loan as Current $3.6 Billion Deal Winds Down
Kenya and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed to abandon the ninth review of the ...
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