IMF-World Bank

  • Feb 22, 2021
  • 2 min read

Vaccines for Palestinians will be deeply politicised

Only around 32,000 doses have arrived so far, with aid pledges lagging

Palestinians
  • Feb 15, 2021
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Bahrain’s economic recovery faces risks from Riyadh

The IMF expects a return to positive growth, but warns over credit risk

Bahrain
  • Feb 4, 2021
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Lebanon risks chaotic protests and more sectarianism

On the six-month anniversary of the Beirut blast, political change remains blocked

Lebanon
  • Feb 1, 2021
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Mopani deal will exacerbate Zambia's debt crisis

The ruling party prioritises local mining jobs over a solution to the debt crisis

Zambia
  • Jan 28, 2021
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South African budget faces long-standing challenges

An IMF visit has reaffirmed the need for the government to pursue wide-ranging reforms

South Africa
  • Jan 22, 2021
  • 7 min read

Angola mounting debt burden raises future default risk

Limited debt reprofiling with Chinese creditors raises chances of sovereign default over the medium term

Angola
  • Dec 16, 2020
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Amman’s fiscal and corruption woes will deepen in 2021

The IMF praises transparency-focused reforms, but mounting economic crisis is set to undermine them

Jordan
  • Nov 30, 2020
  • 7 min read

IMF unlikely to resolve Zambia's debt conundrum

Lusaka’s unwillingness to give clarity on its debt will stymie engagement with the Fund, just as it did with bondholders

Zambia