Sub-Saharan Africa Growth Lowest in 20 Years
by iMFdirect The IMF's latest regional economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa shows growth at its lowest level in more than 20 years. In this podcast, the African Department’s new Director, Abebe...
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Protecting Education and Health Spending in Low-Income Countries
By Christine Lagarde June 6, 2017 Versions in عربي (Arabic), 中文 (Chinese), Français (French) 日本語 (Japanese), Русский (Russian), and Español (Spanish) Senior class in Nairobi, Kenya. In many countries...
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Transparency Pays: Emerging Markets Share More Data
By Sangyup Choi and Stephanie Medina Cas July 7, 2017 Versions in عربي (Arabic), 中文 (Chinese), 日本語, Français (French), (Japanese), Português (Portuguese), and Русский (Russian) On the move in Mexico...
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Beware of Strike-it-Rich Euphoria: the Curse of Potential Oil Wealth
By IMFBlog March 9, 2018 (photo: Nielubieklonu/iStock). The resource curse, or paradox of plenty, is when countries with an abundance of natural resources suffer stagnant economic growth or even...
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Chart of the Week: Sub-Saharan Africa’s Growth—A Tale of Different Experiences
By IMFBlog December 13, 2018 Villagers of Moruleng mining community in South Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa countries can see an increase in growth by relying less on commodities and more on non-resource...
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Fintech in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Potential Game Changer
By Amadou N. R. Sy If you are reading this blog—drawn by current buzz around financial technology and the "fintech” reference in the title, and its promise to democratize financial services—then it is...
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chart of the weekMobile Money Spreads to Asia
By Esha Chhabra and Bidisha Das Thanks to mobile money, any person with a basic phone can now make cash transfers, pay bills, and send money to family members abroad without having a bank account. This...
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