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31 Jan 17
Morocco has rejoined the African Union after more than three decades out in the cold over a territorial dispute, it was announced yesterday.
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31 Jan 17
Uganda should avoid the “curse” of corruption and fraud that has plagued other African oil producers by ensuring transparency and accountability, the head of the International Monetary Fund has said...
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30 Jan 17
Greece faces an “explosive” surge in public debt by 2030, even with the relief measures promised by its European creditors, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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27 Jan 17
Time is running out to break an impasse over the next stage of the €86bn Greek bailout deal, French finance minister Michel Sapin warned after a Eurogroup meeting yesterday.
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25 Jan 17
Egypt has raised $4bn from its first public bond issuance since securing $12bn in aid from the International Monetary Fund, it was announced yesterday.
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24 Jan 17
The International Monetary Fund is expecting growth to rebound in Nepal this year and has added more than one percentage point to its prediction for the country in 2015/16.
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19 Jan 17
The International Monetary Fund has slashed Saudi Arabia’s 2017 growth forecast by 1.6 percentage points this week, as OPEC-agreed cuts to oil production weigh on the country’s already struggling...
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17 Jan 17
Mozambique will miss a $60m interest payment on Irish-listed eurobonds due tomorrow, the country’s finance ministry has said.
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16 Jan 17
Previous predictions of higher global growth over the next two years are likely to be realised, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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20 Dec 16
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has been found guilty of negligence linked to the misuse of public funds during her time as French finance minister.
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19 Dec 16
Ukraine is to nationalise its largest lender, PrivatBank, in order to prevent a potential financial system meltdown triggered by the collapse of an institution deemed too big to fail.
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14 Dec 16
The International Monetary Fund has congratulated Spain on an “impressive” economic recovery.
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13 Dec 16
Claims the International Monetary Fund is demanding more austerity in Greece amount to ‘turning the truth upside down’, the fund has argued.
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12 Dec 16
International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde is due before court in France today to face charges of negligence relating to her time as the country’s finance minister.
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6 Dec 16
Eurozone finance ministers have agreed on short-term debt relief measures for Greece, but remain divided on the country’s fiscal targets and the reforms needed to reach them.
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21 Nov 16
The International Monetary Fund has told Ukraine to knuckle down on reforms in order to secure the next tranche of its $17.5bn bailout.
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17 Nov 16
The economy of Brazil is emerging from recession but its recovery remains weak and will be gradual, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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15 Nov 16
The International Monetary Fund has lifted a number of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe for its unpaid arrears to the fund, although the cash-strapped country will still be unable to access new lending...
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15 Nov 16
The Greek economy has clawed its way out of recession for the first time in two years, registering two consecutive quarters of growth.
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14 Nov 16
Egypt’s economic reforms have successfully secured a $12bn loan from the International Monetary Fund.
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11 Nov 16
Argentina is once again able to report inflation data to the International Monetary Fund after regaining the institution’s trust on the quality of its official statistics.
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9 Nov 16
Disgruntled Mozambique bondholders have formed a creditors' committee to prepare for an expected default and resist the government’s efforts to restructure its debt.
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9 Nov 16
The International Monetary Fund has approved $178.7m for Moldova and extended credit facilities to support the country’s economic and financial reform programme.
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8 Nov 16
Brazil’s federal government has frozen the accounts of the financially imperilled state of Rio de Janeiro and ordered it to repay millions of dollars in arrears.
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7 Nov 16
The Turkish lira’s value plummeted to record lows on Friday amid a renewed crackdown on the country’s main pro-Kurdish party.