This paper estimates debt overhang thresholds separately for 105 countries using a Kalman Filter approach applied to a standard growth model. The results reveal pronounced heterogeneity in the ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) held a three-day training session for economic journalists in Kinshasa from March 17 to 19, 2026, in collaboration with Ecofin Agency and Bankable. The initiative ...

Domestic debt now accounts for the majority of public borrowing in sub-Saharan Africa Shift reduces exposure to currency shocks but raises costs and refinancing risks IMF highlights shorter debt ...

A former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has said global financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and ...

Therefore, if it controls the money supply, only political will is needed for the government to stimulate activity. Where the MMT argument falls down is that without an expansion of goods and services ...

Jigme Singye Wangchuck introduced his philosophy of gross national happiness, a more holistic measure of well-being than traditional economic and financial gauges, when he became the fourth king of ...

Global current account gaps widened in 2024, reversing more than a decade of gradual ...

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has projected that the kwacha will weaken gradually although the Malawi Government will likely continue to resist devaluation calls in short to medium-term. The ...

Poor countries face energy shortages and economic crisis as the Gulf conflict disrupts oil supplies, with Pakistan, Egypt and ...

How a specialist manager built a 14-year track record delivering +143% returns in the fastest-growing economies on earth - markets that global capital systematically refuses to look at. Part 1 of 2.

Harvard economist and former IMF chief economist Kenneth Rogoff joins John Avlon to discuss the growing risks facing the U.S.

Source: Treasury commits to IMF staff-monitored programme, as it defends US$9,4bn revenue target -Newsday Zimbabwe TREASURY has defended its ambitious revenue target of approximately US$9,4 billion ...