The International Monetary and Financial Committee Selects South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago as New Chairman

Mr. Kganyago has been the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank since November 2014

The members of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), the policy advisory committee of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), have selected Mr. Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, as Chairman of the Committee for a term of three years, effective January…

Algeria: Press Statement about Mr. Jihad Azour's visit to Algeria

Mr Jihad Azour, the new Director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department, will be visiting Algeria during July 11-12, 2017

Mr Jihad Azour, the new Director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department, will be visiting Algeria during July 11-12, 2017. His visit will be an opportunity to meet with members of the newly appointed government and exchange views on economic policies to adjust to lower oil prices…

Antoinette Sayeh, Director of the African Department, to Retire from the Fund

Ms. Antoinette Sayeh, Director of the African Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has notified IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde of her intention to retire from the Fund, effective August 31, 2016. “As the Director of the African Department for the past eight years, Antoinette has been enormously influential…

IMF Staff Team Concludes the 2016 Article IV Consultation Mission with the Central African Republic and Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on an Economic Program Supported by an ECF Arrangement

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Samir Jahjah visited Bangui during May 17–27, 2016, to conduct discussions on the 2016 Article IV consultation. The mission also reached staff-level agreement with the authorities, subject to approval by IMF Management and the Executive Board, on an economic program that could…

IMF Staff Completes 2016 Article IV Mission to Liberia

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Carlo Sdralevich, visited Monrovia from April 20 to May 4, 2016 to conduct the 2016 Article IV consultations and initiate discussions on the fifth review of the government’s economic program supported by the IMF under an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement.…