Financial Sector

IMF Chief Economist Raghuram Rajan and Arvind Subramanian, IMF Head of Macroeconomic Studies, just released a working paper returning to the contentious question of whether or not aid leads to…

... and the 4th of July - i.e. no work on Monday and BBQs and fireworks here in the US. For those of you abroad, here are some very safe fireworks. Enjoy the weekend!

At last weeks US-Africa Business Summit in Baltimore, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz stressed the important role that the private sector can play in Africa’s future development and growth:…

In light of this week’s release of the 2005 African Development Indicators, here is an online quiz on Africa to test your knowledge. A strong message which jumps out of the report are the strong…

Lots of hype, started well, ended in disappointment – well maybe not officially, but at least that’s my view. Had heard great things about “The Girl in the Café” – the new HBO/BBC romantic comedy…