Posts by AfriCatalyst
How To Optimize Africa’s Economic Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic
As part of their efforts to contain the economic, social, and political fallout from the COVID-19 crisis, many African countries have announced large fiscal stimulus packages. But planned fiscal responses…
Read More[Tribune] Coronavirus: faced with the crisis, the IMF could do more
Advisor to the Senegalese presidency and former administrator at the International Monetary Fund, Daouda Sembène proposes five measures to be put in place to deal with this exceptional crisis. A…
Read MoreBeyond the Money: How IFIs and MDBs Can Better Support Pandemic Recovery in Africa ?
The case for boosting the lending capacity of international financial and development institutions has already been persuasively made. Expectations of progress on this front are firming up, fueled by the…
Read MoreIs Africa Wasting the Pandemic-Induced Economic Crisis?
In many African countries, the economic response to the crisis so far appears to have been broadly less consistent than the health response. For mitigation measures to be stronger and…
Read MoreSDR Reallocations for Africa: Meeting Civil Society Organizations from Senegal and Ghana
AfriCatalyst recently met with officials and representatives from several civil society organizations in Senegal and Ghana to discuss issues pertaining to the reallocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), with a…
Read MoreSDR Reallocations for Africa: Meeting with Ghanaian authorities
AfriCatalyst visited Accra to discuss with selected stakeholders about innovative and strategic ways to mobilize additional financing for Africa. We are very grateful to them for taking time to listen…
Read MoreThe Role of the International Monetary Fund in a Changing Global Landscape
AfriCatalyst CEO, Daouda Sembene, testified at a US Congressional hearing on the role of the International Monetary Fund in a changing global landscape along with Joseph Stiglitz, Kenneth Rogoff, Jayati…
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