Abebe Aemro Selassie

Abebe Aemro Selassie is the Director of the IMF's African Department. Previously, he was deputy director of this department. At the IMF he has led the teams working on Portugal and South Africa, as well as the Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa. He has also worked on Thailand, Turkey and Poland, as well as a range of policy issues. From 2006-2009 he was the IMF’s resident representative in Uganda. Before joining the IMF, Mr. Selassie worked for the Government of Ethiopia.

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• Africa Faces Mounting Risks Just as Growth Gains Take Hold
  • Published: April 23, 2026
  • Authors: Abebe Aemro Selassie
  • Summary: To weather the shock, policymakers should ensure that any near-term measures are time-bound and targeted at the most vulnerable, and maintain the focus on medium-term development objectives
• How the War in the Middle East Is Affecting Energy, Trade, and Finance
  • Published: March 30, 2026
  • Authors: Tobias Adrian, Jihad Azour, Nigel Chalk, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Alfred Kammer, Abebe Aemro Selassie, Krishna Srinivasan, Rodrigo Valdés
  • Summary: Energy prices, supply chains, and financial markets are the main transmission channels, but the regional effects will vary significantly
• Sub-Saharan Africa: Steady Growth Amid Fiscal Challenges
  • Published: November 18, 2025
  • Authors: Abebe Aemro Selassie, Amadou Sy
  • Summary: Increasing government revenue and better managing debt can help foster resilience and accelerate growth
• Africa's Fragile States Are Greatest Climate Change Casualties
  • Published: August 30, 2023
  • Authors: Jihad Azour, Abebe Aemro Selassie
  • Summary: International partners must support the continent’s most vulnerable countries to adapt to extreme weather—or spillovers could become more disruptive
• Countries Hurt by War and Fragility Need Strong Global Partnerships, Resources
  • Published: December 22, 2022
  • Authors: Jihad Azour, Franck Bousquet, Abebe Aemro Selassie
  • Summary: Supporting fragile and conflict-affected states in an age of compound crises is essential for global stability
• Africa Faces New Shock as War Raises Food and Fuel Costs
  • Published: April 28, 2022
  • Authors: Abebe Aemro Selassie, Peter Kovacs
  • Summary: The effects of the war in Ukraine leave policymakers with little room to maneuver.
• How War in Ukraine Is Reverberating Across World’s Regions
  • Published: March 15, 2022
  • Authors: Alfred Kammer, Jihad Azour, Abebe Aemro Selassie, Ilan Goldfajn, Chang Yong Rhee
• Sub-Saharan Africa: We Need to Act Now
  • Published: June 28, 2021
  • Authors: Kristalina Georgieva, Abebe Aemro Selassie
• How to Attract Private Finance to Africa’s Development
  • Published: June 14, 2021
  • Authors: Luc Eyraud,, Catherine Pattillo, Abebe Aemro Selassie
• The Policymaker’s Trilemma
  • Published: May 12, 2021
  • Authors: Abebe Aemro Selassie, Andrew Tiffin
• Sub-Saharan Africa’s Difficult Road to Recovery
  • Published: October 22, 2020
  • Authors: Abebe Aemro Selassie
• Charting a Path for a Resilient Recovery in Sub Saharan Africa
  • Published: September 15, 2020
  • Authors: Kristalina Georgieva, Abebe Aemro Selassie
• Africa’s Hour of Need
  • Published: May 22, 2020
  • Authors: Abebe Aemro Selassie
• In It Together: Protecting the Health of Africa’s People and their Economies
  • Published: March 25, 2020
  • Authors: Karen Ongley, Abebe Aemro Selassie
• The Debt Challenge to African Growth
  • Published: May 23, 2018
  • Authors: Abebe Aemro Selassie
• Taxes, Debt and Development: A One-Percent Rule to Raise Revenues in Africa
  • Published: December 5, 2017
  • Authors: Vitor Gaspar, Abebe Aemro Selassie
• A Common Cause for Sustainable Growth and Stability in Central Africa
  • Published: August 1, 2017
  • Authors: Abebe Aemro Selassie
• The African Century
  • Published: August 3, 2015
  • Authors: Antoinette M. Sayeh, Abebe Aemro Selassie
• Confessions of a Dismal Scientist—Africa's Resilience
  • Published: May 3, 2011
  • Authors: Abebe Aemro Selassie
• South Africa’s Unemployment Puzzle
  • Published: April 4, 2011
  • Authors: Abebe Aemro Selassie

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