Apply for the 2025 International Monetary Fund Internship Program for Young Professionals
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is inviting applications for its 2025 Internship Program for young professionals. Read more about Opportunities It is mainly targeted at PhD students who are willing to undertake a 10-12 week paid internship program between June and September 2025. The specific dates for the internship will be determined between the […]
Apply For the 2024 International Monetary Fund (IMF) Internship Program
The global financial institution, the International Monetary Fund, has announced applications for the IMF internship program for approximately 50 students from various parts of the globe. Selected fellows in the IMF internship program will intern at the IMF headquarters in Washington, D.C. The paid internship runs between June and October. Read more about Opportunities […]
The IMF Is Offering Free Online Courses With Certificates
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is offering free online courses to individuals from countries all over the world. Its training programs are designed for people who want to strengthen their knowledge of local and global economic policy. Read more about Opportunities Since its establishment in 1944, the IMF has provided policy advice and technical […]
The Implications Of Racking Up More Government Debt In A Time Of Crisis
As the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic has sent Nigeria’s economy into dire straits, the government has once again found itself running to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for loans tagged as Emergency Funds. Details available as of press time reveals that the IMF loan is a $3.4 billion facility with a 5 year tenor […]
The IMF has Approved a $3.4 Billion Emergency Support for Nigeria
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has approved $3.4 billion in financial support to Nigeria. This comes after the country requested help from the institution to ameliorate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its economy. The facility could also help Nigeria fend off some of the threats from falling crude oil prices, which have rendered […]
Ngozi Okonjo Iweala Appointed Into International Monetary Fund’s External Advisory Group
Nigerian economist and international development expert, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, has bagged another appointment as member of the External Advisory Group constituted by the Managing Director of global financial body, International Monetary Fund, IMF, Kristalina Georgieva. The group which comprise of prominent individuals from different parts of the globe are to work as the IMF chief’s […]
Christine Lagarde Has Resigned from Her Position as Head of the IMF
Christine Lagarde has announced that she will be stepping down from her position as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. Her resignation has been accepted by the institution’s board and will take effect from September 12. Lagarde’s departure follows her nomination to head the European Central Bank, a job which she’s all but certain […]
New $300 Million Mortgage Deal for Nigeria, by the World Bank
The World Bank and Nigeria are partnering for a $300 million mortgage deal to provide finance for the housing sector in Nigeria. The finance will be operational from 2014, in six states – including Lagos, Anambra, Bauchi and the FCT. The Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala revealed this at the World Bank/IMF […]
World Economic Forum of 2013: Nigeria, others heedful of the Global Economy
The World Economic Forum (WEF) – annually held at Davos, Switzerland – held over the past few days and was concluded yesterday, as world leaders, business leaders, government officials and pundits – gathered, to look into the world economy, its position, risks and possibilities in the near term. The forum comes as the global financial crisis […]