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The article discusses the statement of the International Monetary Fund on the economic growth in Gambia, Africa. It also explains the Gambia's policy strategy that became successful in maintaining macro-economic stability and sustaining high growth. The article also mentions that the press release of International Monetary Fund states that there has been a strong growth in the national gross domestic product as compared to the previous year. Monetary policy and changes in the local currency are also discussed in the article.

The article highlights the report published on September 6, 2006 by the International Finance Corporation, which shows that Africa has made the top three among reforming regions. It discusses Africa's efforts to eliminate red tape and improve business regulation. The article reveals that two-thirds of African countries have implemented at least one pro-business reform since 2005.

This section offers updates on activities of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Africa as of April 2013. The IMF has completed the second Extended Credit Facility (ECF) review for Burundi. The Guinea government and the IMF have agreed on policies following the completion of the second ECF review for the country. Libya has been recognized by the IMF Libya for making strides in economic recovery, growth and development following the 2011 revolution.

The article reports that the China-Africa Development Fund worth $5bn, which is noted by Beijing as an economic assistance, will be utilized for Chinese enterprises and its projects for Africa. Relative to this, development experts believes that this tying aid to purchasing services and goods from the donor country is inefficient and wasteful while majority of the donor governments have been abandoning it because they that tying aid minimizes its effectiveness by as much as a quarter. On the other hand, most of the aid assistance of Beijing to Africa requires the construction of infrastructure and other contracts to be divided up.

Reports that the United Nations Development Program has earmarked 172 million dollars for the Small Grants Program in Africa under the Global Environment Facility.