IMF sees high rates, oil prices and inflation worries in Middle East
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Banks in the Middle East and Central Asia have very limited exposure to last month’s banking turmoil…
Africa
Zambia sent bondholders debt restructuring proposal, finance ministry says
By Jorgelina do Rosario and Rodrigo Campos WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Zambia last week gave its bondholders a “concrete proposal”…
Africa needs more help with climate change, debt and food crises
By Joe Bavier WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Africa is struggling with the triple shock of rising debt burdens, an ongoing food…
IMF steering committee aims for ‘considerable progress’ on shareholding reforms
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund’s steering committee on Friday said it would accelerate…
Africa needs bilateral help to cope with major funding squeeze, IMF says
By Joe Bavier WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Africa is facing a severe financing squeeze that, on the back of a series of…
Angola’s next debt issuance to be ESG bond, but not in 2023
(This April 13 story has been corrected to fix the year of the last dollar bond issuance to 2022, not…
OPEC+ cuts partly due to reshaping of global oil flows, IEA says
By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) – European Union and G7 restrictions on Russian oil exports led to a global shift…
EU parliament graft suspect Kaili released to house arrest
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Eva Kaili, the former European Parliament vice president accused of accepting bribes in one of the biggest…
Analysis-No China, no deal: Bid to break sovereign debt logjams gets weary thumbs up
By Libby George and Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The latest bid by the world’s leading institutions and creditors to…
Ghana expects IMF loan approval in May – minister
(This April 13 story has been corrected to change IMF loan approval to May from June in the headline and…