IMF-World Bank

  • Apr 13, 2017
  • 7 min read

All sides set conditions for Greek debt breakthrough

Terms have been agreed to unlock bailout negotiations but debt relief clouds implementation and the election cycle looms

Greece
  • Apr 12, 2017
  • 7 min read

Nigerian economic plan will sidestep difficult choices

An Article IV consultation by the IMF has called into question Abuja's recently unveiled economic growth plan

Nigeria
  • Apr 6, 2017
  • 2 min read

Bosnia will run out of liquidity without IMF finance

The IMF’s suspension of its loan programme was expected, given Bosnia’s political paralysis; it could have rapid effects

Bosnia-Hercegovina
  • Mar 30, 2017
  • 7 min read

Third term bid will cloud Zambian funding prospects

Progress on a new IMF package is complicated by plans for the president to stay in power amid a civil society clampdown

Zambia
  • Mar 29, 2017
  • 2 min read

Strong Israeli economic growth faces longer-term risks

A positive IMF report could strengthen the finance minister in his showdown with the premier

Israel
  • Mar 20, 2017
  • 2 min read

Ukraine’s trade ban adds to IMF frustrations

A sudden ban on trade with rebel-held regions further delays an IMF loan disbursement

Ukraine
  • Mar 7, 2017
  • 7 min read

Ghana's budget proposals likely to prove unfeasible

Despite a gaping hole in state finances, the new administration aims to increase expenditures and reduce taxes

Ghana
  • Mar 6, 2017
  • 7 min read

Latest divisions presage Bosnia's total paralysis

Important decisions will be missed if widening divisions bring down state and entity governments

Bosnia-Hercegovina