April 19, 2024

IMF raises global GDP growth forecast but protectionist policies a threat

Alicia Nicholls “The sharp downtown in global trade in recent years is both a symptom of and a contributor to low growth“. – Making Trade …

IMF trims global growth forecast to 3.2% in 2016

Alicia Nicholls In the run up to its annual spring meetings in Washington DC  this week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its World Economic …

Is the World Bank finally committed to an open and merit-based selection process? Only time will tell…

Alicia Nicholls The current president of the Washington DC-based World Bank, Robert Zoellick, a former executive with Goldman Sachs, will be stepping down from the …