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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...
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1 Feb 16
Small, middle-income countries (SMICs) in sub-Saharan Africa should prioritise investments that generate wide economic benefits and rationalise regulations that hinder the private sector in order to...
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25 Jan 16
The government of Suriname has requested financial support from a number of international lenders as its economy is crippled by the fall in commodity prices.
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22 Jan 16
The International Monetary Fund has forecast negative growth in the Latin American economy for the second consecutive year, a dip of a duration not seen since the debt crisis of 1982-3.
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21 Jan 16
The International Monetary Fund has opened the nomination process for its next managing director.
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20 Jan 16
The increase in refugee numbers in Europe will place extra pressure on the public purse in the short term, the International Monetary Fund has found, but could have positive economic effects in the...
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19 Jan 16
The International Monetary Fund has trimmed its outlook for the global economy by 0.2% on projections it made in October citing intensifying risks and detrimental trends in the world’s...
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14 Jan 16
Ghana will have to undertake a wide range of ambitious fiscal and public financial management reforms to keep its economy on the right track, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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13 Jan 16
The International Monetary Fund will support Iraq in the implementation of its programme of fiscal consolidation and public financial management.
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12 Jan 16
The International Monetary Fund is to release around $498.1m to Pakistan following a successful review of the country’s performance under an IMF budget support programme.
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12 Jan 16
Emissions charges and carbon pricing should be “front and centre” in addressing climate change, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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6 Jan 16
Nigeria should build resilience and bolster its public financial management as global financial conditions challenge its economy, the International Monetary Fund’s managing director has said.
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22 Dec 15
The International Monetary Fund is to release a further $10.2m to support the economy in Liberia following the impact of the Ebola virus outbreak and the decline in global commodity prices.
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21 Dec 15
The United States Congress has approved reforms to the International Monetary Fund’s governance that will give China and other emerging economies greater clout within the institution after...
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18 Dec 15
The International Monetary Fund has warned that if the Ukrainian parliament rejects the government’s 2016 budget its $17.5bn bailout programme could be disrupted.
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17 Dec 15
The International Monetary Fund has deemed the $3bn Ukrainian Eurobond held by Russia to be an official inter-governmental loan rather than private finance.
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11 Dec 15
A policy change will now allow the International Monetary Fund to lend to countries that are in arrears with their creditors.
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1 Dec 15
The International Monetary Fund is to include the Chinese renminbi in the currency basket that determines the value of the body’s Special Drawing Rights reserve asset.
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20 Nov 15
Ukraine is to receive four years' worth of support, totalling $17.5bn, from the International Monetary Fund as its economy continues to struggle with the weight of conflict.
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19 Nov 15
The International Monetary Fund will disburse $42.1m to help Madagascar balance its books and reduce poverty, its executive board has announced.
10 Feb 16The 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.
9 Feb 16The International Monetary Fund has encouraged New Zealand to tackle its “chronically low” national saving levels and heavy reliance on offshore funding.
5 Feb 16The 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...
5 Feb 16International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has called for a “new multilateralism” and partnership between the world’s increasingly interdependent emerging and advanced economies...
3 Feb 16The government of Nigeria has appealed for a $1bn budget support loan from the African Development Bank and for greater collaboration on its development priorities.
2 Feb 16In 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...
1 Feb 16Small, middle-income countries (SMICs) in sub-Saharan Africa should prioritise investments that generate wide economic benefits and rationalise regulations that hinder the private sector in order to...
25 Jan 16The government of Suriname has requested financial support from a number of international lenders as its economy is crippled by the fall in commodity prices.
22 Jan 16The International Monetary Fund has forecast negative growth in the Latin American economy for the second consecutive year, a dip of a duration not seen since the debt crisis of 1982-3.
20 Jan 16The increase in refugee numbers in Europe will place extra pressure on the public purse in the short term, the International Monetary Fund has found, but could have positive economic effects in the...
19 Jan 16The International Monetary Fund has trimmed its outlook for the global economy by 0.2% on projections it made in October citing intensifying risks and detrimental trends in the world’s...
14 Jan 16Ghana will have to undertake a wide range of ambitious fiscal and public financial management reforms to keep its economy on the right track, the International Monetary Fund has said.
13 Jan 16The International Monetary Fund will support Iraq in the implementation of its programme of fiscal consolidation and public financial management.
12 Jan 16The International Monetary Fund is to release around $498.1m to Pakistan following a successful review of the country’s performance under an IMF budget support programme.
12 Jan 16Emissions charges and carbon pricing should be “front and centre” in addressing climate change, the International Monetary Fund has said.
22 Dec 15The International Monetary Fund is to release a further $10.2m to support the economy in Liberia following the impact of the Ebola virus outbreak and the decline in global commodity prices.
21 Dec 15The United States Congress has approved reforms to the International Monetary Fund’s governance that will give China and other emerging economies greater clout within the institution after...
18 Dec 15The International Monetary Fund has warned that if the Ukrainian parliament rejects the government’s 2016 budget its $17.5bn bailout programme could be disrupted.
1 Dec 15The International Monetary Fund is to include the Chinese renminbi in the currency basket that determines the value of the body’s Special Drawing Rights reserve asset.
19 Nov 15The International Monetary Fund will disburse $42.1m to help Madagascar balance its books and reduce poverty, its executive board has announced.
