IMF-World Bank

  • 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
  • 2 min read

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
  • Nov 30, 2020
  • 2 min read

Disputes will delay any IMF debt deal in Argentina

Economy Minister Martin Guzman has said that a new IMF deal may not be agreed before the second quarter of 2021

Argentina
  • Nov 13, 2020
  • 7 min read

Prospects for sustainable development goals in 2021

The pandemic crisis will reverse progress on critical social and economic sustainable development goals

International
  • Nov 12, 2020
  • 8 min read

Angola's renewed China dependence will bring more pain

Luanda has recently increased the influence of its multilateral partners, but this trend looks set to be short-lived

Angola
  • Sep 25, 2020
  • 2 min read

Argentina economic prospects are grim amid IMF talks

Unemployment rose sharply in the second quarter while trade continues to decline

Argentina
  • Sep 18, 2020
  • 2 min read

IMF boost will offer Angola some fiscal respite

An immediate disbursement and expanded Fund package has been agreed

Angola