WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, October 23, 2015/APO (African Press Organization)/ —
What: Launch of the October 2015 IMF Regional Economic Outlook Report titled ‘Sub-Saharan Africa: Dealing with the Gathering Clouds’.
Where:
(i) In South Africa, Glenhove Conference Centre, 52 Glenhove Road, Melrose Estate, Johannesburg, South Africa
(ii) In Senegal, Radisson Blu Hotel, Dakar, Senegal
Who:
– Ms. Antoinette Sayeh, Director, African Department, IMF (to present in South Africa)
-Mr. Roger Nord, Deputy Director, African Department, IMF (to present in Senegal)
When: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 11:00am in South Africa, 9:00am in Senegal
How: Media are invited to attend in person
Documents Under Embargo:
The Report on the October 2015 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa, a Press Release and a Survey Story will be posted under embargo at the IMF Press Center.
Embargo starts on Monday, October 26, 6:00am Washington, D.C. time (12:00 Noon Johannesburg, 10:00am in Dakar, 1000 GMT)
Embargo is lifted on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 5:00am Washington, D.C. time (11:00am in Johannesburg, 9:00am in Dakar, 0900 GMT)
For media queries and RSVP, please contact:
-Lucie Mboto Fouda on lmbotofouda@imf.org / +1202 384 0497
-Andrew Kanyegirire on akanyegirire@imf.org / +27716284727 / +12023449399
EMBARGO POLICY REMINDER:
As per the terms of membership in the Media Briefing Center, any journalist who has advance access to documents via the Media Briefing Center must refrain from publishing stories once this privileged access is granted. Journalists and the news organizations that violate this embargo policy will be barred from access to any embargoed IMF documents for a minimum of six months. News agencies should take extreme care to ensure that media clients also follow the established embargo.
