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IMF chief hails new playbook to help countries navigate sovereign debt processes
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday announced plans for a new playbook for countries considering debt restructuring, ...
Trading Day: ECB acts, Trump attacks
TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist Trump is Fed up If Federal ...
Exclusive: IMF tells investors discussions on a new programme expected to start in June or July, sources say
The IMF's Senegal mission chief on Thursday told investors a decision is expected in May on whether Senegal must repay money ...
US tariffs will weaken global economy and trigger inflation but not a global recession, IMF says
Surging U.S. tariffs will weaken the global economy and push up inflation this year, according to projections to be released ...
IMF sees US-China trade grievances, welcomes India tariff cuts
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday that the U.S. and China both have trade ...
No global recession despite US tariffs, says IMF
Trade tariff uncertainty is "literally off the charts" but there will not be a global recession, the International Monetary ...
IMF's Georgieva says both US, China have trade grievances
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday that the U.S. and China both have trade ...
IMF Says Global Economy Slowing on Trade ‘Reboot’ But Avoiding Recession
The head of the International Monetary Fund warned that the global economy will slow due to the US-led world trade “reboot,” ...
Global Growth to Slow Amid Trade War, But Recession Unlikely, IMF Head Says
Kristalina Georgieva said a breakdown of trust sparked a ‘reboot of the global trading system’ but the global economy will ...
IMF boss: Trump tariffs will stoke inflation and slow growth — but not cause a global recession
The head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday that President Trump's tariffs will cause economies around the ...
Trade barriers are costly, but global recession unlikely: IMF chief
IMF head Kristalina Georgieva says a global recession is unlikely. This is despite trade tensions sparked by US tariffs.
Fury as baby boomers ordered to work into their 70s - 'the new 50'
Baby boomers can work later in life because the "70s are the new 50s", according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It said older people nowadays are healthier and sharper than they were 25 ...