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Tayo Olanipekun Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, has resigned from her position as the Brenton Woods institution boss, effective from September 12. This follows her nomination as the European Community Bank (ECB) President last month, leading to the relinquishment of her roles before now as the IMF MD. David Lipton will remain the Acting Managing …

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**Says 17 African Countries At High Risk Of Debt Distress Tayo Olanipekun, Washington DC By 2030, nearly nine in 10 extremely poor people will be Africans, and half of the world’s poor will be living in fragile and conflict-affected settings, the World Bank has said. Speaking on Thursday in Washington DC during the opening press briefing at the World Bank/IMF …

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Tayo Olanipekun, Washington D.C Nigeria must embark on a comprehensive tax reform to “sustainably increase its non-oil revenue” considered to be among the lowest in ratios to GDP in the world, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. The nation has important development needs “big time” and with its non-oil revenue to GDP at around 3.4 and total tax revenue …

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By Christine Lagarde and John Bluedorn “To define is to limit,” Oscar Wilde once said. But sometimes economists need to use definitions to see the scope of a problem and find ways to lift the limits to success. This is especially true for young people in emerging markets and developing economies. We know that young people are essential to economic …

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By Christine Lagarde Mark Twain once said that “History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.” As heads of state gather in Paris this week to mark 100 years since the end of World War I, they should listen closely to the echoes of history and avoid replaying the discordant notes of the past. For centuries, our global economic …

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is joining the fight against corruption because the vice undermines the ability of states to deliver inclusive growth and lift people out of poverty, its Managing Director, Christine Lagarde, has said. Ms. Lagarde, who spoke in Washington, DC, at an event entitled, ‘Addressing corruption with clarity,’ and hosted by Brookings Institution, the International Finance Corporation …

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