{"id":229338,"date":"2018-07-27T18:21:55","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T22:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/?p=229338"},"modified":"2019-02-09T13:56:38","modified_gmt":"2019-02-09T18:56:38","slug":"pm-abiy-ahmed-met-with-imf-and-world-bank-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/229338","title":{"rendered":"PM Abiy Ahmed met with IMF and World Bank officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who is currently visiting the United States, has held discussions with International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank officials regarding Ethiopia&#8217;s struggling economy. <\/p>\n<p>Details of the meetings have not been released yet, but it is reported that both the World Bank president Jim Young Kim and the IMF director Christine Lagarde expressed their willingness to assist PM Abiy with his effort to revitalize Ethiopia&#8217;s economy. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was very pleased to welcome Prime Minister Abiy of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ethiopia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ethiopia<\/a> to the IMF today. We had an engaging and productive meeting. I congratulated him on the Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship signed with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eritrea?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Eritrea<\/a> and commended him for his ambitious economic reform agenda. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NqEleTsH5P\">pic.twitter.com\/NqEleTsH5P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christine Lagarde (@Lagarde) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lagarde\/status\/1022964471323668481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It was a distinct pleasure to meet HE PM Abiy of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ethiopia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ethiopia<\/a> this morning. HE PM Abiy has a transformational agenda and has achieved many great things in just 116 days. The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WorldBank?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WorldBank<\/a> is ready to help realize his vision of boosting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanCapital?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanCapital<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/endpoverty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#endpoverty<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ethiopia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ethiopia<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SNW4XoaDD1\">pic.twitter.com\/SNW4XoaDD1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jim Yong Kim (@JimYongKim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimYongKim\/status\/1022907883346964480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>VIDEO<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5BDZodq8gCo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen title=\"\u12e8\u12d3\u1208\u121d \u1263\u1295\u12ad \u1260\u12a2\u1275\u12ee\u1335\u12eb \u12e8\u1270\u1300\u1218\u1228\u12cd\u1295 \u1208\u12cd\u1325 \u12a5\u1295\u12f0\u121a\u12f0\u130d\u134d \u1308\u1208\u1340 #EBC\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_229339\" style=\"width: 1130px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-229339\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/PM-Abiy-Ahmed-met-with-Managing-Director-of-IMF-Christine-Lagarde-in-Washington-DC.jpg?resize=780%2C439&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" class=\"size-full wp-image-229339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/PM-Abiy-Ahmed-met-with-Managing-Director-of-IMF-Christine-Lagarde-in-Washington-DC.jpg?w=1120&amp;ssl=1 1120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/PM-Abiy-Ahmed-met-with-Managing-Director-of-IMF-Christine-Lagarde-in-Washington-DC.jpg?resize=800%2C451&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/PM-Abiy-Ahmed-met-with-Managing-Director-of-IMF-Christine-Lagarde-in-Washington-DC.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/PM-Abiy-Ahmed-met-with-Managing-Director-of-IMF-Christine-Lagarde-in-Washington-DC.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/PM-Abiy-Ahmed-met-with-Managing-Director-of-IMF-Christine-Lagarde-in-Washington-DC.jpg?resize=640%2C361&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-229339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PM Abiy Ahmed met with Managing Director of IMF Christine Lagarde in Washington DC<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_229363\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-229363\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/PM-Abiy-met-with-World-Bank-President-Jim-Young-Kim-in-DC.jpg?resize=780%2C531&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"531\" class=\"size-full wp-image-229363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/PM-Abiy-met-with-World-Bank-President-Jim-Young-Kim-in-DC.jpg?w=1014&amp;ssl=1 1014w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/PM-Abiy-met-with-World-Bank-President-Jim-Young-Kim-in-DC.jpg?resize=800%2C544&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/PM-Abiy-met-with-World-Bank-President-Jim-Young-Kim-in-DC.jpg?resize=768%2C523&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/PM-Abiy-met-with-World-Bank-President-Jim-Young-Kim-in-DC.jpg?resize=640%2C436&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-229363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PM Abiy met with World Bank President Jim Young Kim in Washington DC<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who is currently visiting the United States, has held discussions with International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank officials regarding Ethiopia&#8217;s struggling economy. 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