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21 Mar 22
Argentina’s Congress has backed a $45bn debt programme between the government and the International Monetary Fund, days before a repayment from an earlier failed deal was due.
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15 Mar 22
Ukraine’s GDP could contract by as much as 35% this year, following last month’s Russian invasion, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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10 Mar 22
The International Monetary Fund Executive Board has approved a $1.4bn payment to Ukraine in an attempt to ease the economic impact of war with Russia, as other governments continue to arrange their...
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8 Mar 22
A new World Bank fund will bolster Ukraine’s finances amid the ongoing invasion by Russia, which is continuing into nearly its third week.
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4 Mar 22
Argentine authorities have agreed the details of a $45bn deal with the International Monetary Fund to restructure debt from its failed bailout.
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23 Feb 22
The UK government could fund its ‘levelling up’ ambitions by raising taxes on high income earners without increasing the national deficit, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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21 Feb 22
G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have failed to reach an agreement on making changes to their debt restructuring framework that had been proposed by the International Monetary Fund...
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14 Feb 22
Lebanon’s crisis is so deeply rooted the country needs “a comprehensive social, economic and financial reform programme” to return to stability, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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11 Feb 22
The International Monetary Fund wants G20 finance leaders to strengthen their debt restructuring framework to better help crisis-hit countries out of default.
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3 Feb 22
Global growth forecasts for 2022 have been revised down amid elevated inflation and the economic risk of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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3 Feb 22
El Salvador has rejected calls by the IMF to halt plans to use Bitcoin as legal tender.
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3 Feb 22
Pakistan will receive $1bn from a previously-stalled bailout package after the International Monetary Fund’s executive board agreed it had made sufficient progress on policy reforms.
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31 Jan 22
Argentina has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to restructure the outstanding debt from a 2018 bailout.
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28 Jan 22
Japan will need to increase tax revenue to contend with major challenges such as its huge public debt and ageing population according to International Monetary Fund economists.
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21 Jan 22
The world economy is recovering more slowly than many expected as problems associated with Covid-19 continue to bite, the head of the International Monetary Fund has said.
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13 Jan 22
The Rwandan economy recovered strongly in 2021, after Covid-19 saw the nation drop into its first recession in more than two decades, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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11 Jan 22
More than 15 Democrats Congress members have urged Treasury secretary Janet Yellen to vote in favour of abolishing the International Monetary Fund’s high fees for long-term debtors , amid fears it...
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10 Jan 22
A disagreement between Argentina and the International Monetary Fund on refinancing a $45bn loan has seen the price of the nation's bonds tumble.
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23 Dec 21
The International Monetary Fund’s $57bn agreement with Argentina failed to deal with the country’s structural problems, an internal investigation has found.
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20 Dec 21
The International Monetary Fund office in Brazil will close next year after the country’s finance minister criticised the fund for making “wrong predictions” about the economy.
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16 Dec 21
Worldwide debt rose to 256% of GDP in 2020 according to new statistics released by the International Monetary Fund.
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10 Dec 21
European Union countries must be able to invest in ‘greening’ their economies under new fiscal rules, the head of the International Monetary Fund has said.
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9 Dec 21
Malawi’s former finance minister and ex-central bank governor have been arrested amid allegations of providing incorrect financial information to the International Monetary Fund.
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6 Dec 21
Emerging nations seeking to restructure domestic debt will need to carefully consider the impact on their economies, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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24 Nov 21
The International Monetary Fund has released a delayed $700m disbursement to Ukraine amid concerns of increased Russian military activity.