Ghana gets $1bn from IMF amid Covid-19 pandemic
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday, April 13 approved the disbursement of SDR 738 million (about US$1 billion) to be drawn under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF). The disbursement will help address the urgent fiscal and balance of payments needs that Ghana is facing, improve confidence, and catalyze support from […]
IMF Boss Lagarde Announces Resignation
Christine Lagarde will resign from the International Monetary Fund on September 12 as she awaits final word on her nomination to the presidency of the European Central Bank, she announced Tuesday. Her departure allows the IMF board to begin the search for her replacement. “With greater clarity now on the process for my nomination as […]