Lesley Wroughton

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IMF approves $1.7 bln loan for Dominican Rep. November 09, 10:09pm EST

WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved a $1.7 billion loan program for the Dominican Republic to shore up confidence in the government's economic policies and win additional financing from other lenders. Full Article

FACTBOX-The IMF common reserve proposal and BRIC savings

Ukraine new wage bill 'totally unsustainable' -IMF

UPDATE 2-Projected U.S. deficits unsustainable-W.House

Projected U.S. deficits unsustainable: White House

UPDATE 3-Debt high, too early to adjust fiscal policies-IMF

Blog Posts

Limits and potential of aid in Africa

(Ed. note: Reuters correspondent Lesley Wroughton has been traveling with Bono on a six-nation tour in Africa. She interviewed Bono at the end of the trip. Here is what he said.) On working in Africa... ... Full Article | Comments [8]

Guinness Ghana

Ghana's stock exchange is the newest and one of the fastest-growing in Africa, having quadrupled the number of listed companies in just a few years to 29. So when Bono landed in the capital Accra on the ... Full Article | Comments [3]

You asked, Bono answers

Ed. Note: We received close to 200 questions and comments from readers following Bono's six-nation African tour in our blog. Many thanked the Irish rock star and activist for his aid efforts in Africa, ... Full Article | Comments [29]