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18 Mar 16
Botswana’s public finances have slipped back into deficit for first time in three years according to the International Monetary Fund.
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15 Mar 16
Government spending in Indonesia is driving a modest pick-up in growth but a more solid recovery will depend on private sector investment, the World Bank has said.
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15 Mar 16
The International Monetary Fund has approved a new $1.5bn package for Kenya that can be drawn down by the country to support planned public financial management reforms.
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14 Mar 16
Reforms that will allow Asia to capitalise on its economic success are vital to the global economy, International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has said.
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10 Mar 16
Zimbabwe needs to “act now” to counter economic difficulties, with fiscal belt-tightening and reengagement with the international financial community key priorities, the International Monetary Fund...
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8 Mar 16
The Chinese Renminbi is to be identified in the International Monetary Fund’s official foreign reserves database as of October, the fund has announced.
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8 Mar 16
Eurozone finance ministers have urged Greece to put in “extra effort” in implementing economic reforms, as it was announced that Cyprus would be dispensing with International Monetary Fund support...
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7 Mar 16
Risks to Belgium’s economy “loom large”, with high public debt, severe labour market fragmentation and “tenuous” fiscal sustainability threatening growth, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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4 Mar 16
Game-changing reforms will be needed to face the global challenge of ageing populations and shrinking labour forces, International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has said.
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4 Mar 16
Tunisia looks set to receive four years of International Monetary Fund assistance, worth $2.8bn in total, to support its economic reform programme.
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2 Mar 16
India is on the road to recovery, but the world’s fastest growing economy could still do more to bolster resilience and growth potential, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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26 Feb 16
The global economy’s recovery is at higher risk of being derailed ramping up the need for a broad-based and balanced policy response, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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25 Feb 16
Nigeria will need to curb government spending and implement structural reforms if its economy is to rebound from collapsing oil prices, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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22 Feb 16
Much more work needs to be done to forge an international tax system that is fair, works for all economies and is fit for the 21st century, International Monetary Fund managing director Christine...
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18 Feb 16
Decisive action is needed to shift risks to Hungary’s economy away from the public sector and put public debt on a downward path, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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16 Feb 16
More than €14m in European Union funds spent to help Greece bring in economic reforms demanded by the “troika” as part of its €80bn bailout had only a “mixed” impact, auditors said today.
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15 Feb 16
Increased donor aid “will be critical” for the West Bank and Gaza in the year ahead, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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11 Feb 16
Nominations for the next managing director of the International Monetary Fund have closed with only one suggested candidate – current managing director Christine Lagarde.
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11 Feb 16
Ukraine looks to have secured the continuation of its $17.5bn bailout from the International Monetary Fund after “constructive” discussions with managing director Christine Lagarde.
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10 Feb 16
The International Monetary Fund has said it could withdraw its budget support to Ukraine unless the country’s leadership accelerates governance reforms and the fight against corruption.
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9 Feb 16
The International Monetary Fund has encouraged New Zealand to tackle its “chronically low” national saving levels and heavy reliance on offshore funding.
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5 Feb 16
The International Monetary Fund has urged the government of Sri Lanka to fix its public finances after the country missed its budget target and public debt rose to over 74% of gross domestic product...
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5 Feb 16
International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has called for a “new multilateralism” and partnership between the world’s increasingly interdependent emerging and advanced economies...
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3 Feb 16
The government of Nigeria has appealed for a $1bn budget support loan from the African Development Bank and for greater collaboration on its development priorities.
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2 Feb 16
In the wake of the steep decline in commodity prices, sub-Saharan Africa needs to restore competitiveness to diversify its economies, sustain its impressive growth and create jobs for its growing...