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Bookmark or Share- IMF, World Bank increase sub-Saharan Africa’s representation | World ...Sub-Saharan Africa has been offered a seat on the IMF's executive board, underscoring the continent's growing importance. It is expected that the World Bank will follow suit. Natural resources and a young population make Africa a promising player in the global economy, but it is underrepresented in decisions regarding IMF and World Bank funding.
- Cyberattacks threaten global financial stability, IMF warns | World ...The IMF's report urges financial firms to boolster their cybersecurity capacity through efforts such as stress testing and information-sharing arrangements, among other recommendations. Moreover, the IMF calls on authorities to develop appropriate and adequate national cybersecurity strategies that are accompanied by regulatory frameworks.
- Lessons for the IMF from the Greek crisis | World Economic Forum(2) Equally important, the IMF failed to prioritise a strategy for Greece to regain competitiveness. The programme initially made a correct diagnosis of Greece’s major competitiveness problem. The problem was a result of the pre-crisis Ponzi scheme with ever-increasing deficits financing higher public salaries and rising pensions.
- Global trade growth could more than double in 2024. Here’s whyThe IMF also predicts the world economy will see less “economic scarring” from the multiple consecutive crises of the past four years, including the trade impact of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, which pushed up energy and food prices leading to high interest rates. The organization suggests the US economy has already overcome the ...
- Top economy news: China's GDP forecasts raised by IMF | World Economic ...However, the IMF also warns of slower growth next year, projecting that China's GDP will expand by 4.6% in 2024 – up from a 4.2% forecast in October – due to weakness in the property sector and subdued export demand.
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