IMF Africa Director on Africa’s economic storm

Against the backdrop of a global slowdown, we hear from Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the IMF’s African Department, on how Africa can weather the global economic storm.

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Photo: Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the IMF’s African Department. Credit: Reuters.