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7 Apr 17
Greece and its creditors have chipped away at a deadlock over the next phase of its €86bn bailout deal, reaching an agreement on the “overarching issues”.
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6 Apr 17
Ukraine could be on track to receive a total of $5.5bn from the International Monetary Fund this year if the country presses ahead with anti-corruption and pension reforms.
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6 Apr 17
Pakistan will not meet its deficit target in 2017, the government has admitted, as the International Monetary Fund warned more tax increases and spending cuts will be needed to maintain progress.
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4 Apr 17
Governments must take an active role and “unleash entrepreneurship” if productivity is to be improved, the head of the International Monetary Fund has said.
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3 Apr 17
Nigeria’s economy is heading for a bleak 2017 unless the country’s government pursues revenue growth and policy changes, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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27 Mar 17
Portugal has recorded its lowest deficit in 40 years after halving it in 2016, figures published by the country’s national statistics office last week showed.
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27 Mar 17
A tiff over collective bargaining in Greece resurfaced last week when prime minister Alexis Tsipras sent a letter to European leaders accusing them of double standards.
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24 Mar 17
Tax policies can and should be leveraged to boost productivity, the head of the International Monetary Fund’s fiscal affairs department has said.
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17 Mar 17
6 March 2017IMF Headquarters, Washington DCOrganised by: International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB)Supported by: CIPFA and Public...
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15 Mar 17
The OECD has congratulated Spain on its economic recovery just as the country is also buoyed by official figures showing inflation at a four-year high.
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14 Mar 17
Poorer countries spent more on debt repayments in 2016 than at any time in the last decade, according to figures published by Jubilee Debt Campaign UK.
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14 Mar 17
Deputy director of the IMF's Statistics Department Gabriel Quiros explains how and why the IMF is collaborating with IPSASB on accounting standards and the challenges faced in helping countries...
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10 Mar 17
Policymakers everywhere will face the forces that have helped fuel global inequality, discontent and events like Brexit, the International Monetary Fund chief has predicted.
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10 Mar 17
The international community should do more to drive the global adoption of accrual accounting, Jim Brumby, a director of the World Bank’s Governance Global Practice, has said.
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7 Mar 17
Public sector finance chiefs from across the globe have met at a major conference in Washington DC to develop a plan to maintain progress in the adoption of accruals accounting worldwide.
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6 Mar 17
Afghanistan is set to receive a further £6m from the International Monetary Fund after being judged to have made satisfactory progress on its reform plan.
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28 Feb 17
Canada has agreed a deal with the International Monetary Fund to provide up to $677.5m to support the fund’s lending programme for low-income countries.
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23 Feb 17
India’s growth will slow by around 1% as a result of its sudden demonetisation experiment, the International Monetary Fund has said, although the impact will only be temporary.
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22 Feb 17
A $1.6bn hole in Ghana’s budget has put the country’s public finances at substantial risk and is weighing on its credit rating, ratings agency Fitch said yesterday.
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21 Feb 17
Greece and its creditors have found some “common ground” following the latest meetings on its stalling €86bn bailout in Brussels yesterday.
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20 Feb 17
Mongolia has secured a provisional agreement for a $5.5bn programme with the International Monetary Fund, preventing a slip in its international credit rating.
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17 Feb 17
Growth in West Africa is at risk due to governments continually shelving plans to cut spending and raise taxes, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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14 Feb 17
The International Monetary Fund opened a first-of-its-kind training and technical assistance centre in South Asia yesterday.
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13 Feb 17
Countries can “leapfrog” periods of slower development by linking tax policy reform with measures to improve collection and administration, Christine Lagarde has said.
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10 Feb 17
Australia’s plan to eliminate its deficit risks being overly ambitious and doing more harm than good in an economy stuck in a “new mediocre”, according to the International Monetary Fund.
7 Apr 17Greece and its creditors have chipped away at a deadlock over the next phase of its €86bn bailout deal, reaching an agreement on the “overarching issues”.
6 Apr 17Ukraine could be on track to receive a total of $5.5bn from the International Monetary Fund this year if the country presses ahead with anti-corruption and pension reforms.
6 Apr 17Pakistan will not meet its deficit target in 2017, the government has admitted, as the International Monetary Fund warned more tax increases and spending cuts will be needed to maintain progress.
4 Apr 17Governments must take an active role and “unleash entrepreneurship” if productivity is to be improved, the head of the International Monetary Fund has said.
3 Apr 17Nigeria’s economy is heading for a bleak 2017 unless the country’s government pursues revenue growth and policy changes, the International Monetary Fund has said.
27 Mar 17Portugal has recorded its lowest deficit in 40 years after halving it in 2016, figures published by the country’s national statistics office last week showed.
27 Mar 17A tiff over collective bargaining in Greece resurfaced last week when prime minister Alexis Tsipras sent a letter to European leaders accusing them of double standards.
24 Mar 17Tax policies can and should be leveraged to boost productivity, the head of the International Monetary Fund’s fiscal affairs department has said.
17 Mar 176 March 2017IMF Headquarters, Washington DCOrganised by: International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB)Supported by: CIPFA and Public...
15 Mar 17The OECD has congratulated Spain on its economic recovery just as the country is also buoyed by official figures showing inflation at a four-year high.
14 Mar 17Poorer countries spent more on debt repayments in 2016 than at any time in the last decade, according to figures published by Jubilee Debt Campaign UK.
14 Mar 17Deputy director of the IMF's Statistics Department Gabriel Quiros explains how and why the IMF is collaborating with IPSASB on accounting standards and the challenges faced in helping countries...
10 Mar 17The international community should do more to drive the global adoption of accrual accounting, Jim Brumby, a director of the World Bank’s Governance Global Practice, has said.
7 Mar 17Public sector finance chiefs from across the globe have met at a major conference in Washington DC to develop a plan to maintain progress in the adoption of accruals accounting worldwide.
6 Mar 17Afghanistan is set to receive a further £6m from the International Monetary Fund after being judged to have made satisfactory progress on its reform plan.
28 Feb 17Canada has agreed a deal with the International Monetary Fund to provide up to $677.5m to support the fund’s lending programme for low-income countries.
23 Feb 17India’s growth will slow by around 1% as a result of its sudden demonetisation experiment, the International Monetary Fund has said, although the impact will only be temporary.
22 Feb 17A $1.6bn hole in Ghana’s budget has put the country’s public finances at substantial risk and is weighing on its credit rating, ratings agency Fitch said yesterday.
21 Feb 17Greece and its creditors have found some “common ground” following the latest meetings on its stalling €86bn bailout in Brussels yesterday.
20 Feb 17Mongolia has secured a provisional agreement for a $5.5bn programme with the International Monetary Fund, preventing a slip in its international credit rating.
17 Feb 17Growth in West Africa is at risk due to governments continually shelving plans to cut spending and raise taxes, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
14 Feb 17The International Monetary Fund opened a first-of-its-kind training and technical assistance centre in South Asia yesterday.
10 Feb 17Australia’s plan to eliminate its deficit risks being overly ambitious and doing more harm than good in an economy stuck in a “new mediocre”, according to the International Monetary Fund.
