Browsing: Concerns Over Loans Backed by Natural Resources in Africa

IMF-AfDB

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has thrown its weight behind a call by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group urging African nations to stop borrowing loans primarily secured by their natural resources.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva met with Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the AfDB Group, in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. This meeting marked the first time an IMF head visited the Bank headquarters since its establishment in 1964.…