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'Too early to say' if world faces sustained inflation: IMF chief Georgieva

The IMF last week cut its economic forecasts for the United States, China and the global economy

Budget 2022-23 thoughtful policy agenda for India: IMF chief Georgieva

We have been projecting a quite robust growth for India: Georgieva

International Monetary Fund approves $1 billion loan tranche for Pakistan

The IMF's Executive Board held a meeting in Washington DC to consider Pakistan's request for completion of the sixth review and release of a $1 billion tranche under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF)

IMF staff cut critical coal language from Japan statement: Report

The IMF issued the report on Jan. 28 at the conclusion of a routine country surveillance mission to Tokyo to review Japan's economic policies

Pakistan seeks to end 50 years of IMF debt with ESG bond, trade

Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin, who negotiated the last leg of its current IMF loan, is targeting a budget shortfall to 5%-5.25% of gross domestic product in the year starting July 1

Imran Khan passes mini budget to appease IMF but angers citizens

Already unemployment among the educated youth is increasing at a time when inflation in December touched 12.3 per cent, up from 11.5 per cent in November

Argentina reaches agreement with IMF to refinance $40 bn debt

Argentina has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to refinance more than USD 40 billion in debt, President Alberto Fernndez said Friday.

IMF recommends Indonesia central bank limit direct bond purchases in 2022

Some of the liquidity support has come in the form of government bond purchases in auctions and through private placement, to limit the government's debt interest expenses

IMF warns Fed interest rate hikes may delay Asia's economic recovery

Rising inflationary pressure, China's economic slowdown and the spread of coronavirus cases from the Omicron variant also cloud the region's outlook

IMF downgrades 2022 global growth forecast to 4.4% amid Omicron surge

Growth will slow as economies grapple with supply disruptions, higher inflation, record debt and persistent uncertainty: IMF's Gita Gopinath

IMF urges El Salvador to ditch Bitcoin as legal tender citing risks

IMF also said the Covid-19 pandemic interrupted ten years of growth, but El Salvador is rebounding quickly

More pain for emerging economies when developed world raises rates: IMF

The IMF reduced its 2022 growth forecasts for the emerging economies in Asia to 5.9% from 6.3% previously in its latest outlook

Omicron effect: IMF cuts India's GDP forecast for FY22 to 9% from 9.5%

On a calendar year basis, it projected India's GDP growth at 8.7 per cent in 2022 and 6.6 per cent in 2023

IMF cuts India's GDP forecast for FY22 to 9% from 9.5%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut India's economic growth forecast to 9 per cent for the current fiscal year ending March 31, joining a host of agencies which have downgraded their projections on concerns over the impact of a spread of new variant of coronavirus on business activity and mobility. In its latest update of World Economic Outlook on Tuesday, the Washington-based international financial institution, which had in October last year projected a 9.5 per cent GDP growth for India, put the forecast for the next fiscal FY23 (April 2022 to March 2023) at 7.1 per cent. The Indian economy had contracted by 7.3 per cent in the 2020-21 fiscal year. The IMF's forecast for the current financial year is less than 9.2 per cent that the government's Central Statistics Office has predicted and 9.5 per cent that the Reserve Bank of India has estimated. Its forecast is lower than the 9.5 per cent projection by S&P and 9.3 per cent by Moody's but more than the 8.3 per cent ...

IMF, ECB leaders voice concern over global economic outlook at WEF meeting

The leaders of the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank discussed the future of the global economy and called for urgent policy actions to ensure an equitable recovery.

World Economy to lose $12.5 trn in output by 2024 due to Covid: IMF Chief

The world economy will lose $12.5 trillion in output by 2024 due to the pandemic, the International Monetary Fund managing director said on Thursday.

Argentina's Covid miracle

Thanks to its policies to strengthen the real economy, the country has been enjoying a remarkable recovery

IMF payments 'costing more than Covid': Argentine VP slams funding agency

The IMF allocated over $4 billion to Argentina when it disbursed more than $650 billion to its members last year.

What is Balance of Payments (BoP)?

The equity markets have grown exponentially since the 1991 liberalisation. But in 1991, India was in the midst of its worst balance of payments crisis ever. Find out more about balance of payments

Sri Lanka rules out IMF bailout, seeks China loan: Report

"The IMF is not a magic wand," central bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said