Interview with IMF's Lead Economist for Liberia, Christopher Lane

Author:
IMF
Publisher:
IMF
Publication Date:
29 October 2010
Tags:
Liberia, Aid and Assistance, International Organizations and Africa, Investment

Earlier this week, the International Monetary Fund —which is charged with overseeing the stability of the global economy—came up with its regular assessment of the economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa.  Their verdict was bright,  with predications that the region could expect to return to pre-crisis levels of growth.  But what does this mean for individual countries? A good example might be Liberia,  one of the first ever Africa nations to join the IMF,  and which has had one of the largest-ever programs with the Fund.  Earlier this year this West African country benefited from billions of dollars of debt relief.  The IMF’s Hyun-Sung Khang spoke to the Fund’s lead economist for Liberia, Christopher Lane.  He said that while this West African country is recovering from the global slump, there is still much to be done.

 

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