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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.
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11 Nov 15
Public sector corruption is of mounting concern to citizens around the world. What can individuals and institutions to do address it?
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30 Oct 15
Saint Kitts and Nevis has made sound progress in climbing out of its debt crisis but there is still work to be done, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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11 Oct 15
The sovereign debt crisis has not gone away. And, as markets become more turbulent, only reform of global financial governance will cast light on governments’ true performance
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15 Sep 15
A drought and serious crop losses in Haiti have hit the country’s economy hard, the International Monetary Fund has concluded.
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26 Aug 15
Angola’s economy survived the recent slump in oil prices thanks to a healthy level of international reserves, but greater economic diversification is needed to protect against future shocks, the...
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12 Aug 15
Outgoing African Development Bank president Donald Kaberuka has visited Nigeria to reinforce the bank’s continued support for economic projects in the country.