Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the African Department at IMF, speaks during a press briefing on the regional economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the African Department at IMF, speaks during a press briefing on the regional economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the African Department at IMF, speaks during a press briefing on the regional economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

(L/R) IMF Communications Officer Kwabena Akuamoah-Boateng, Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the African Department at IMF, and Amadou Sy, Assistant Director of the African Department at IMF, hold a press briefing on the regional economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Nestle CEO Philipp Navratil looks on during the annual general meeting of Swiss food giant Nestle in Ecublens near Lausanne, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

Nestle CEO Philipp Navratil looks on during the annual general meeting of Swiss food giant Nestle in Ecublens near Lausanne, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

A shopper looks at shelves in a supermarket in central London on April 16, 2026. Britain's economy grew much stronger than expected in February, prior to the start of the Middle East war, official data showed on April 16 ahead of a likely hit from the US-Iran conflict. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty Images)

Offices of retail company Amazon Germany's new headquarter building are pictured on April 16, 2026 in Munich. Amazon has had its German headquarters in Bavaria in various offices for nearly 30 years and employs over 6,000 people there. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)