IMF sees Mali economic growth at 5 percent in 2015

Mali's economy is expected to grow 5 percent in 2015, slowing from a 7 percent expansion in 2014, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, following a meeting with leaders of the West African country. Inflation in Mali, one of the world's poorest countries whose economy is largely dependent on agriculture and gold-producing, was expected to remain below the region's 3 percent target, the fund said.