/external/country/ResRep/index.aspLatest news and publications by the IMF Resident Representative’s office; updated several times a month.Imf.Org RSS Feed GeneratorENhttp://www.imf.org/external/np/spr/licnews/A Newsletter of the IMF on Low-income countries; November 201208 Dec 2012 01:08:26 ESTGNBhttp://www.imf.org/external/np/spr/licnews/http://www.imf.org/external/country/COG/rr/2011/032211.pdfThe IMF’s African Department is the hub of the institution’s engagement with low-income member countries. Over the past year, 13 new programs were approved under the IMF’s Policy Support Instrument, and Extended Credit Facility, more flexible policies were implemented to allow for flexible financing of infrastructure investment, and policy advice focused on restoring “macroeconomic buffers” that enabled effective policy responses to mitigate the worst of the impact of the 2009 global economic crisis.22 Mar 2011 21:28:05 ESTGNBhttp://www.imf.org/external/country/COG/rr/2011/032211.pdfhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2010/NEW030410A.htmWith world recovery under way, Africa faces the twin challenges of reviving strong growth and reinforcing resilience to the economic shocks that regularly batter the continent, IMF officials say as Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn embarks on a three-country visit to the region.05 Mar 2010 21:02:28 ESTGNBhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2010/NEW030410A.htm