The IMF has changed the focus of discussions with Kyiv from 'reforms' to 'crisis management,' IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said
Sri Lanka's foreign reserves fell to $2.36 billion at the end of January
JPMorgan Chase & Co. economists have cut their outlook for global growth this year by about a percentage point, and raised their inflation estimate.
Energy and commodity prices including wheat and other grains have surged due to the Ukraine war, adding to inflationary pressures from supply chain disruptions and the rebound from the Covid, IMF said
PM Khan this week announced a cut in fuel and electricity prices despite a steep global rise in the cost of oil, pledging to freeze the new rates for 4 months
Pakistan has become the first country to officially sign a huge trade deal with Russia at a time when Moscow has come under severe criticism
Argentina and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a preliminary $44.5 billion agreement to help the South American country manage its debt burden, the Economy Ministry here said.
Sri Lanka is currently reeling under a severe foreign exchange crisis with falling reserves and the government is unable to foot the bill for essential imports
IMF said Sri Lanka needs to tighten its monetary policy to contain rising inflation, put its high debt repayments on track and reverse one of the worst financial crises the country has faced in years
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's beleaguered government has been counting on the IMF to unlock the next $700 million from a $5 billion loan for Ukraine approved in 2020.
The IMF Chief said she met earlier on Friday with IMF Executive Board to brief Executive Directors on the initial assessment of the unfolding situation
In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had declined by USD 1.763 billion to USD 630.19 billion
Amid the release of a fresh tranche of loans from the IMF, the Pakistani government is facing backlash from civil society, over the unending series of loans, a report said on Thursday.
Sri Lanka is open to discussions with the IMF and other multilateral lenders for assistance, a cabinet spokesman said on Tuesday, as it faces its worst economic crisis in years.
'Imran promised to build 5 million homes, but instead made millions of people homeless; he promised to liberate the country of IMF, but instead given the State Bank under its control,' he said
Headline inflation has moved above central bank targets in most Group of 20 economies despite weaker growth momentum and remains a "significant risk"
The protesters paraded through the capital with banners saying "no to paying the IMF" and "no to an IMF deal", a sign of rising tension in the South American nation
The remark follows a warning last month by IMF head Kristalina Georgieva that China should reassess its zero-Covid approach to the pandemic
Pakistan committed IMF to draft Personal Income Tax legislation till February end and it will be announced in the budget for 2022-23 and will become effective from July 1, 2022
The pact would help refinance more than $40 billion of outstanding debt the nation has with the lender stemming from the record 2018 bailout