International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has praised outgoing Research Department Director Pierre‑Olivier Gourinchas for “exceptional intellectual leadership” during a period of heightened global uncertainty, citing major contributions to the Fund’s flagship analysis, plus new tools to strengthen surveillance.

Rising tensions are pushing up global oil prices and squeezing Nigeria’s aviation sector

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has announced plans to establish a United States (US)-backed paramilitary unit intended to safeguard the mining sector, protect critical mineral supply chains, plus secure extraction sites plus transport routes amid continuing instability in eastern provinces.

Workplace stress is imposing a hidden economic and human cost that many employers still underestimate, according to a discussion linked to recent International Labour Organisation (ILO) research highlighting mental health risks in the world of work.

A new joint analysis by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and Oxfam has warned that the gap between boardroom pay and worker earnings is widening sharply, with Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) at the world’s largest companies pulling further ahead, while most workers see little to no real wage growth.

IMF on Friday projected that Angola’s public debt would hit its ceiling in the medium term