By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday rejected an appeal by 18 Democratic lawmakers who want the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to end its practice of…
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it is hoping that G20 finance leaders next week can advance proposals to strengthen a debt restructuring framework for poor countries…
By Miguel Lo Bianco and Horacio Soria BUENOS AIRES – Thousands of Argentines marched through the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday to protest against a likely deal with the…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund said on Friday it has appointed Germany’s former Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann to lead a new external panel to strengthen institutional…
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – The head of the International Monetary Fund on Thursday said an agreement reached in principle with Argentina on a new standby loan was “pragmatic” but…
NEW YORK – Inflation rose the most in 15 years in some of Latin America’s largest economies last year, but credible monetary policies have kept long-term price increase expectations anchored,…
By Marc Jones and Walter Bianchi LONDON/BUENOS AIRES – Argentina’s breakthrough agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a $44.5 billion new deal should bolster domestic markets in the weeks…
KYIV – The International Monetary Fund backs the Ukrainian central bank’s monetary policy and the need to lower inflation expectations, the IMF representative in Ukraine Vahram Stepanyan told an online…
BEIJING – The International Monetary Fund said that China’s economic recovery is well advanced but imbalanced due to weak consumption, and also warned of uncertainty brought by regulatory crackdowns on…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO – The Bank of Japan should consider further steps to make its ultra-easy monetary policy more sustainable, such as steepening the yield curve by targeting a…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its global economic growth forecast for 2022 on Tuesday, citing growing COVID-19 cases, supply chain bottlenecks and soaring inflation. The IMF now projects global gross…
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON – An escalated conflict between Russia and Ukraine would likely further increase energy costs and commodities prices for many countries, keeping headline inflation…
– Lebanese officials will start talks with the International Monetary Fund on Monday, an official government source told Reuters. An IMF spokesperson also told Reuters on Saturday that a team…
The International Monetary Fund cut its global growth forecast for 2021 on Tuesday, citing supply chain disruptions and pandemic-related health concerns. In the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook report, released…