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في هذا البث الصوتي، يشير الدكتور أحمد فاروق غنيم، أستاذ الاقتصاد بجامعة القاهرة، إلى بعض التحديات التي تواجه الاقتصاد المصري حاليا، والتي تتمثل في ارتفاع عجز الموازنة وتناقص حجم الاحتياطيات الأجنبية بشكل كبير وكذلك المشاكل الهيكلية ولاسيما البطالة.

Earlier this week, we heard from IMF experts about their expectations for the world economy. Now, with the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in full gear, we asked journalists from around the world for views from their region. What does state of the global economy look like, and what do they see are the biggest risks out there?

The global economy has entered a "timid" recovery but still faces high risks, with some dark clouds on the horizon, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said at the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington DC.

Les perspectives de l'économie mondiale s'améliorent lentement, mais une autre crise en Europe ou une montée en flèche des cours du brut pourrait compromettre une reprise mondiale fragile, déclare Olivier Blanchard dans un entretien accordé à l'occasion de la publication du rapport des Perspectives de l'économie mondiale.

Prospects for the global economy are slowly improving, but another crisis in Europe, or a spike in oil prices could undermine the fragile global recovery, warns Olivier Blanchard, Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund, in this interview to mark the release of IMF's latest World Economic Outlook.

Les investissements chinois en Afrique subsaharienne ont été en hausse ces dernières années, culminant en 2008 à plus de 5 milliards de dollars. Bien que non sans controverse, leur expansion a un effet majeur sur la croissance africaine. Mais ce mouvement se poursuivra-t-il?

Many blame the financial sector for the current economic downturn, but in his new book, Robert Shiller aims to change our way of thinking about the much maligned industry.

Chinese investment in Sub-Saharan Africa has been on the rise in recent years, peaking in 2008 at more than $5 billion dollars. Although not without some controversy, the increasing investment is having a mojor impact on African growth. But will it continue?

Les envois de fonds jouent un rôle de plus en plus important dans le financement des pays en développement. Comment donc mettre en valeur l'argent envoyé par les travailleurs migrants pour combattre la pauvreté au niveau mondial?

Remittances have become an increasingly important source of financing in the developing world. So how can money sent home by migrant workers best be used in the fight against global poverty?