Central bankers and financial delegates have gathered in Washington, DC this week for the annual International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings, which conclude on Saturday. Discussions this ...

IMF credit is extended to its members in both currencies and SDRs. Credit extended in currencies is financed from the quota resources made available to the IMF by members, and essentially involves a ...

IMF, SDRs and more sabre rattling. The talk about the need for an alternative to the USD continues – or it doesn’t, depending on which Chinese official you speak to on the day ...

Stereotypes die hard, and the idea that Africa is on an International Monetary Fund (IMF) drip is particularly ingrained in the collective imagination. Structural adjustment, fiscal sustainability ...