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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.
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7 Nov 16
Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has purged his government of leftist ministers resistant to the unpopular reforms demanded by the country’s creditors.
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3 Nov 16
Egypt has liberalised its exchange rate and devalued its currency by almost 50% in a bid to secure a $12bn International Monetary Fund loan to rescue the country from economy from crisis.
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3 Nov 16
Developing countries must ensure the benefits of growth and change are shared with their citizens, or risk losing support to populist figures that can reverse progress, a European development bank...
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2 Nov 16
Ukrainian MPs have passed on an opportunity to double their wages as an already hostile public still reels from the astonishing scale of wealth declared by public officials as part of a transparency...
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2 Nov 16
The global economy is to grow at its slowest annual rate in 2016 since the recession in 2009, according to the UK’s National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
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1 Nov 16
Tanzania remains on track for 7% growth in 2016, according to a review by the International Monetary Fund, but the slow pace of a public sector reform programme could pose a risk to the economy.
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31 Oct 16
Mozambique’s bondholders have told the country its hopes to renegotiate its debts by the end of the year are “unrealistic”, according to the Financial Times.
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25 Oct 16
Pakistan must “forcefully address” further economic reforms to drive higher living standards, International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has said.
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24 Oct 16
Zimbabwe has cleared its $108m arrears with the International Monetary Fund after 15 years.
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11 Oct 16
Greece is set to receive €2.8bn ($3.1bn) from its European creditors after the country passed a number of required reforms relating to pensions, the energy sector and the privatisation of state...
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10 Oct 16
The International Monetary Fund has slashed its budget deficit projections for oil-exporting countries in the Middle East and North Africa over the next five years, by over $230bn.
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10 Oct 16
Damage from the deadly Hurricane Matthew, which destroyed much of Haiti last week, will run into the billions, according to estimates from a research and consulting firm.
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10 Oct 16
International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has outlined the policies she believes are needed to foster inclusive growth as the world enters a new, digital age.
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10 Oct 16
The global monetary system is ill-equipped to handle today’s key challenges, a panel of Asian economists has warned.
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7 Oct 16
Asia remains the brightest spot in the world economy but must tread with caution as various risks threaten to throw it off course, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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7 Oct 16
International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has launched another attack on the “economic malpractice” of protectionism amid growing fears of a worldwide backlash against...
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6 Oct 16
The world’s “unprecedented” and “unsustainable” $152tn debt mountain must be urgently tackled before it triggers another, deeper global economic crisis, the International Monetary Fund has stressed.
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5 Oct 16
Nigerian president Mohammadu Buhari is planning to outdo his government’s record 2016 spending next year, according to budget proposals sent to the country’s parliament for approval.
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4 Oct 16
The global economy’s growth deficiency is set to prevail in the long term, despite an uptick in emerging and developing economies, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
14 Nov 16Egypt’s economic reforms have successfully secured a $12bn loan from the International Monetary Fund.
11 Nov 16Argentina 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.
9 Nov 16Disgruntled Mozambique bondholders have formed a creditors' committee to prepare for an expected default and resist the government’s efforts to restructure its debt.
9 Nov 16The International Monetary Fund has approved $178.7m for Moldova and extended credit facilities to support the country’s economic and financial reform programme.
8 Nov 16Brazil’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.
7 Nov 16The Turkish lira’s value plummeted to record lows on Friday amid a renewed crackdown on the country’s main pro-Kurdish party.
7 Nov 16Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has purged his government of leftist ministers resistant to the unpopular reforms demanded by the country’s creditors.
3 Nov 16Developing countries must ensure the benefits of growth and change are shared with their citizens, or risk losing support to populist figures that can reverse progress, a European development bank...
2 Nov 16Ukrainian MPs have passed on an opportunity to double their wages as an already hostile public still reels from the astonishing scale of wealth declared by public officials as part of a transparency...
2 Nov 16The global economy is to grow at its slowest annual rate in 2016 since the recession in 2009, according to the UK’s National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
1 Nov 16Tanzania remains on track for 7% growth in 2016, according to a review by the International Monetary Fund, but the slow pace of a public sector reform programme could pose a risk to the economy.
25 Oct 16Pakistan must “forcefully address” further economic reforms to drive higher living standards, International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has said.
24 Oct 16Zimbabwe has cleared its $108m arrears with the International Monetary Fund after 15 years.
11 Oct 16Greece is set to receive €2.8bn ($3.1bn) from its European creditors after the country passed a number of required reforms relating to pensions, the energy sector and the privatisation of state...
10 Oct 16The International Monetary Fund has slashed its budget deficit projections for oil-exporting countries in the Middle East and North Africa over the next five years, by over $230bn.
10 Oct 16Damage from the deadly Hurricane Matthew, which destroyed much of Haiti last week, will run into the billions, according to estimates from a research and consulting firm.
10 Oct 16International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has outlined the policies she believes are needed to foster inclusive growth as the world enters a new, digital age.
10 Oct 16The global monetary system is ill-equipped to handle today’s key challenges, a panel of Asian economists has warned.
7 Oct 16Asia remains the brightest spot in the world economy but must tread with caution as various risks threaten to throw it off course, the International Monetary Fund has said.
7 Oct 16International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has launched another attack on the “economic malpractice” of protectionism amid growing fears of a worldwide backlash against...
6 Oct 16The world’s “unprecedented” and “unsustainable” $152tn debt mountain must be urgently tackled before it triggers another, deeper global economic crisis, the International Monetary Fund has stressed.
5 Oct 16Nigerian president Mohammadu Buhari is planning to outdo his government’s record 2016 spending next year, according to budget proposals sent to the country’s parliament for approval.
4 Oct 16The global economy’s growth deficiency is set to prevail in the long term, despite an uptick in emerging and developing economies, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
