Ghana is very much the African rising star 60 years after independence with an exemplary record in health and education. But it’s struggling like many of its peers to meet social and economic targets.
The IMF was blamed after the 2014 Ebola crisis for contributing to the failure of West African health systems to develop.
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West African health systems were weak before the IMF got involved. Sadly, the policy reforms demanded by the IMF in exchange for loans have undermined governments’ ability to repair these problems.
IMF leaders should practise what they preach when it comes to inequality.
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The IMF has been expressing public concern about inequality since 2010, but this has not translated into concrete action within the IMF’s own policies and programs.
BRICS is slowly being written off as a bloc that can administer coherent political action.
World Bank president Jim Kim was recently appointed for a second term, but there are questions about the transparency of this process.
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South Africa’s ruling party has lost its moral and intellectual capacity to claim the mantle of leadership. The country’s economy won’t recover unless new political alignments emerge.
US President Barack Obama departs his last G20 summit.
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