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The Governor Talks series provides a forum for Central Bank Governors and Finance Ministers to share their regional or national perspective on range of global issues. https://www.imfconnect.org/content/imf/en/annual-meetings/calendar/open/2026/04/14/207098.html
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Join us on Thursday, April 16, at 11:30 AM ET (3:30 PM UTC) for our Governor Talks series, where IMF’s Abebe Aemro Selassie hosts a Q&A with Burkina Faso’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Aboubacar Nacanabo.
Since 2022, Burkina Faso has pursued ambitious reforms to strengthen domestic revenue mobilization amid growing security challenges and reduced external support. The results have been remarkable, with Burkina Faso now recording the highest tax-to-GDP ratio in the WAEMU region.
https://www.imfconnect.org/content/imf/en/annual-meetings/calendar/open/2026/04/16/208315.html
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Headline trade figures don’t always show where value is created. In this episode of The Economy – How Do You Measure That?, host Jim Tebrake speaks with Eric Strassner about Trade in Value Added (TiVA), which traces where value is created along global supply chains and provides a clearer view of global linkages and how economies are connected. Learn how it differs from traditional trade data and why it matters.
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The global economy is being tested again. Profound and disruptive shifts in geopolitics, trade, and technology are reshaping the global economy. Now, the war in the Middle East poses a new challenge. At the 2026 IMF-World Bank Group Spring Meetings, global policymakers will gather to discuss how to manage these shocks and transformations while building resilience and unlocking new sources of growth. Join the conversation from April 13-18.
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Markets are up. Markets are down. But is the economy growing? In this episode of The Economy – How Do You Measure That?, Jim Tebrake and Barend de Beer remind us that stock market movements are not GDP—they reflect changes in wealth, not production. Discover why gains in the stock market reflect wealth, not income, and how GDP measures real economic activity.
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Amid escalating global uncertainty, strengthening economic and financial integrity has become critical to protecting stability and sustaining public trust. Corruption, money laundering, and other economic crimes do not merely exploit institutional weaknesses, they actively deepen them by obstructing policy implementation, draining public resources, and eroding growth. This session will provide first-hand examples of the IMF’s work on anticorruption and anti-money laundering as an essential component of the IMF’s mandate and engagement, along with a donor-perspective on this agenda.
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Source: International Monetary Fund – IMF (video statements)
How do we know whether banks are safe? In this episode of The Economy – How Do You Measure That?, Jim Tebrake and Mahmut Kutlukaya explain how the capital adequacy ratio (CAR) shows a bank’s ability to absorb losses—and why it matters for your deposits. Watch the video to see how trust in the banking system is measured behind the scenes.
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Ever wonder how the IMF finances itself? Our latest Ask an Economist video explains in under 60 seconds.
Source: International Monetary Fund – IMF (video statements)
African economies began tapping into overseas markets for funding in the early 2000s, after debt burdens had been alleviated by the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. However, surging interest rates on dollar- and euro-denominated loans in recent years have prompted countries to turn to domestic markets for their borrowing needs. Amadou Sy heads the IMF Regional Studies division. In this podcast, he says there are benefits to issuing debt in local markets and in local currency.
Transcript (https://traffic.libsyn.com/imfpodcast/Amadou_Sy-transcript-IMF_Podcast.pdf) : https://traffic.libsyn.com/imfpodcast/Amadou_Sy-transcript-IMF_Podcast.pdf
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