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9 Oct 18
Pakistan’s prime minister has said he may go to the International Monetary Fund for a bailout loan if other governments do not step in to help his country.
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27 Sep 18
Argentina will receive the biggest bailout package ever from the International Monetary Fund to help the country restore its economy faster, Christine Lagarde has announced.
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10 Sep 18
The debts of developing countries need to be “written off” as the fallout of the economic crisis hits the world’s poorest the hardest, a civil society network has warned.
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31 Aug 18
The International Monetary Fund’s loan conditions for debt-ridden countries such as Greece are counterproductive and can make their economies worse, finance experts have warned.
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23 Aug 18
Ghana’s finance minister has said the country will keep its public spending open to IMF scrutiny after its bailout programme ends next year.
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20 Aug 18
Greece has successfully exited its final, three-year eurozone bailout package to tackle its debt crisis, which was part of the world’s biggest financial rescue.
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6 Jul 18
The IMF must rethink its loan conditions to put stronger focus on protecting human rights, tackling inequality and backing sustainable development, according to a coalition of economists, academics...
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7 Jun 18
Irresponsible banks should be made to pay for reckless lending, with the costs of crises shared between borrower and lender, says Tim Jones of the Jubilee Debt Campaign.
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10 May 18
Argentina is seeking emergency help from the International Monetary Fund in a bid to strengthen and stabilise its economy.
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27 Mar 18
The eurozone should create a ‘rainy-day’ fund to help members of the currency union in future economic downturns, the International Monetary Fund chief has said.
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13 Mar 18
The eurozone is expected to pay out the next €5.7bn bailout loan tranche to Greece in the second half of March, the president of the Eurogroup has announced.
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18 Jan 18
The Greek parliament has passed a number of reforms called for by international lenders in return for bailout funds.
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9 Oct 17
The Cypriot economy still faces “sizeable downside risks”, with high private sector debt and a high proportion of non-performing loans.
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11 Sep 17
Ireland’s finance minister has announced Ireland will repay its outstanding IMF debt and bilateral loans from Sweden and Denmark early and in full.
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30 Aug 17
Russia’s central bank has had to rescue one of the country’s largest financial institutions.
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21 Jul 17
Greece has gained approval in principle from the International Monetary Fund for a €1.6bn stand-by arrangement.
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27 Jun 17
The Italian government could be required to pay out €17bn following the collapse of two Venice-based banks – Banca Popolare di Vicenza and Veneto Banca.
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16 Jun 17
Critical bailout funds for Greece have been agreed at the eleventh hour after months of wrangling amongst creditors, with the International Monetary Fund offering conditional backing to the package.
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30 May 17
Greece’s finance minister has said the country's creditors would have no excuses for failing to deliver the next round of bailout funding or clarity on debt relief for the heavily indebted country.
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26 May 17
The International Monetary Fund has again urged Ukraine to press ahead with its reform efforts in order to unlock growth and the next round of bailout funding.
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25 May 17
The International Monetary Fund has approved a $5.5bn loan package to help rebuild the Mongolian economy after it was battered by the slump in commodity prices.
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23 May 17
Greece and the European Commission must conclude a new agreement on a bailout next month after talks failed this week, economic and financial affairs commissioner Pierre Moscovici has said.
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19 May 17
Greek lawmakers have backed further controversial austerity measures in a vote that could end a more than six-month delay to the country’s bailout programme.
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17 May 17
Greek civil servants are joining workers across the country in a general strike today to protest against the latest austerity measures agreed under Greece’s bailout deal.
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15 May 17
The Greek economy has slipped back into recession, while the government has shaved almost one percentage point from its growth forecasts for 2017.