Kenya's government will not impose new taxes or increase existing ones in this year's budget proposals, the finance minister ...

Kenya's economy is expected to grow by 5.4% in 2025, recovering from a slowdown that saw GDP expand just 4.7% in 2024 The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics attributed the 2024 slowdown to tight ...

Having described the new debt crisis in the first three parts of this series, we now turn to illustrating it with examples ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has activated market-driven pricing for the naira, significantly enhancing transparency and restoring investor confidence. With disciplined reforms and policy clarity ...

Many of those who came to power immediately after liberation in Africa had little understanding of the historical role of the state in economic transformation.

In the first quarter of 2025, Ghana embarked on what may prove to be one of the most consequential episodes of fiscal ...

In recent months, Western governments have been loudly rethinking their aid strategies. The US announced a dramatic reduction ...

Here are the top 10 countries with the highest proportion of poor people among upper-middle-income nations in 2024, according ...

The IMF's Alert Line at + 1 (202) 623-9999 also relates emergency or weather-related decisions concerning the IMF's Washington Headquarters. Staff wishing to report an incident of staff misconduct ...

A rebuilding project is underway. Our research team assigns Neutral ratings to strategies they’re not confident will outperform a relevant index, or most peers, over a market cycle on a risk ...

Geopolitics and electricity are now closely interconnected in today’s world. In 2023, the global electricity industry was projected to generate an astounding $2.8 trillion in revenue, highlighting the ...