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1 Aug 17
Japan must press ahead with reforms to boost wages and productivity as its workforce ages and shrinks, the IMF has stated.
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31 Jul 17
Singapore’s economic growth momentum has improved since late 2016, supported by a recovery in global electronics trade, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said its assessment of the city...
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31 Jul 17
Martin Mühleisen has been appointed director of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) strategy, policy, and review department.
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24 Jul 17
Global output is projected to grow by 3.5% in 2017 and 3.6% in 2018, the International Monetary Fund has said in its latest World Economic Outlook Update.
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21 Jul 17
Greece has gained approval in principle from the International Monetary Fund for a €1.6bn stand-by arrangement.
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5 Jul 17
The International Monetary Fund executive board has approved a $312.1m arrangement under the extended credit facility for Chad.
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27 Jun 17
The International Monetary Fund has said its annual health check of the US economy has been hampered by a lack of certainty on economic and fiscal policy.
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26 Jun 17
Developing countries looking to better protect their tax bases can access support through a toolkit backed by the International Monetary Fund, OECD, UN and World Bank.
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16 Jun 17
Critical bailout funds for Greece have been agreed at the eleventh hour after months of wrangling amongst creditors, with the International Monetary Fund offering conditional backing to the package.
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15 Jun 17
The International Monetary Fund has raised China’s growth forecast for the second time this year, boosting it to 6.7%.
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14 Jun 17
The way governments account for the profits made from commodities like oil can encourage unsustainable behaviour, according to the Goa Foundation. Should accounting rules be changed?
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13 Jun 17
Italy must press ahead with reforms to its public sector in order to foster stronger growth, the International Monetary Fund has stressed.
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13 Jun 17
The International Monetary Fund has released $314.4m to Tunisia, rewarding the government’s efforts towards economic stability.
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7 Jun 17
More investment in infrastructure and good governance will be key to Cambodia’s continuing economic success, according to the International Monetary Fund’s deputy managing director.
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6 Jun 17
Iraq is to pass a supplementary budget in order to secure an $800m loan tranche from the International Monetary Fund.
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5 Jun 17
Fiscal policy has a critical role in tackling two of the major challenges facing Asia and the Pacific in the coming decades – ageing and inclusivity – the International Monetary Fund’s deputy...
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30 May 17
Greece’s finance minister has said the country's creditors would have no excuses for failing to deliver the next round of bailout funding or clarity on debt relief for the heavily indebted country.
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26 May 17
The International Monetary Fund has again urged Ukraine to press ahead with its reform efforts in order to unlock growth and the next round of bailout funding.
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25 May 17
The International Monetary Fund has approved a $5.5bn loan package to help rebuild the Mongolian economy after it was battered by the slump in commodity prices.
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19 May 17
The International Monetary Fund has lifted its growth forecast for South Africa to 1% as two factors weighing on the economy – drought and depressed commodity prices – dissipate.
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18 May 17
Saudi Arabia could slow down its efforts to balance the budget, but still needs a substantial programme of tax increases and spending cuts in the long run, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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17 May 17
Jordan cut its combined public sector deficit by 3.3 percentage points between 2015 and 2016, the International Monetary Fund has found.
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17 May 17
Greek civil servants are joining workers across the country in a general strike today to protest against the latest austerity measures agreed under Greece’s bailout deal.
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16 May 17
Public services in some of the world’s poorest countries are being starved of resources as a result of their governments’ heavy debt loads, the Jubilee Debt Campaign has warned.
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16 May 17
The relationship between inequality is not uniform – it depends where in the world you look