IMF Podcasts
IMF Podcasts
Listen to the World's top economists discuss their research and deconstruct global economic trends.
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Mar 19, 2015 • 9min
Finance pour tous : Promouvoir l'Inclusion Financière en Afrique Centrale
Le FMI et la Banque des États de l'Afrique centrale (BEAC) organisent conjointement une conférence sur la croissance inclusive à Brazzaville, République du Congo, le 23 mars. le lien de la conférence: http://www.imf.org/external/french/np/seminars/2015/brazzaville/index.htm
Mar 19, 2015 • 8min
Finance for All: Promoting Financial Inclusion in Central Africa
The IMF and the Central bank of Central African states are co-hosting a conference on Inclusive Growth, in Congo Brazzaville on March 23rd. Link to the conference: http://www.imf.org/external/np/seminars/eng/2015/brazzaville/index.htm
Mar 13, 2015 • 10min
Alun Thomas on Rwanda's Changing Job Market
More Rwandans are leaving their work on the farm to start small household businesses. By Alun H. Thomas: Senior economist in the IMF's African Department
Feb 27, 2015 • 10min
Ekkehard Ernst on The Shrinking Middle
The International Labour Organization says while the demand for highly skilled jobs is on the rise, middle-class jobs are in sharp decline.
Feb 26, 2015 • 13min
Building a Monetary Union in East Africa
The Quest for Regional Integration in the East African Community lays out all aspects of the ongoing financial integration process for Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.
Feb 23, 2015 • 7min
Boosting Women-Owned Businesses Key to Growth
Melanne Verveer, served as Ambassador-at-Large for global women's issues under President Obama. She says more women in small and medium sized enterprises is a catalyst for growth.
Feb 12, 2015 • 6min
Preventing Another Plague
The World Bank has labeled global pandemic one of the greatest risks facing the world today, but according to one economist, preventing such a disaster is only a matter of political will.
Feb 5, 2015 • 9min
IMF Grants Help Ebola-hit Countries Drive Down Debt
The IMF will provide grants totaling $100 million to the three countries worst hit by the Ebola epidemic. Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone will use the funds to cover the cost of servicing their debt.
Jan 30, 2015 • 11min
Economies of the Bottom Billion
New report on low income countries helps strengthen IMF's monitoring framework.
Jan 20, 2015 • 12min
Olivier Blanchard, on the State Of The World Economy
A conversation with IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard, where he talks about the latest downward revisions to the World Economic Outlook. Even with a boost from falling oil prices, the WEO update shows global growth for 2015-16 at 3.5 and 3.7 percent.
