By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned on Thursday that central banks face growing political pressure to cut interest rates during a major…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Americans should “cheer up” about the U.S. economy, as inflation subsides further in 2024 amid a…
ROME (Reuters) – Italy should be taking tougher action to deal with its deficit and debt levels, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in an interview published…
By Andrea Shalal MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) – Japan made a “very impressive pledge” to an International Monetary Fund account that provides subsidies to enable zero-interest rate loans to the poorest…
ROME (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund wants Italy to make its 2024 budget framework more stringent, as tax cut plans made the Fund “a bit worried”, its chief economist,…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday that the IMF expects global growth around 3% annually for the next five years, well below historical…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke about the U.S. economy’s resilience in the face of global headwinds in a meeting Friday with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s no. 2 official said on Wednesday she sees sizeable risks that inflation will remain high or accelerate in many emerging markets and urged…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Consumer Price Index data for March shows persistent above-target inflation pressures, “validating” the International Monetary Fund’s emphasis on continuing to fight inflation at IMF and…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday that 44 countries have expressed interest in borrowing from its $40 billion Resilience…
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said she told China’s new top economic official, Li Qiang, that China must accelerate its work to reach…
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will travel to China from March 24 to March 30, IMF sources told Reuters on Friday. Georgieva…
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva flagged rising inflationary pressures and China’s economic slowdown as risks to Asia’s economic outlook,…
By Andrea Shalal NEW YORK (Reuters) – Damage from Russian attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure are increasing the amount of aid the country needs “front-loaded” ahead of the harsh winter months,…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said that the Washington-based lender has provided $90 billion on 18 new and augments programs since Russia’s invasion…
LONDON (Reuters) – Emerging markets do not face a systemic sovereign debt crisis, though many poorer nations do face big challenges, Gita Gopinath, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) first deputy…
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – World Bank President David Malpass and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned on Monday of a growing risk of…
By Aziz El Yaakoubi RIYADH (Reuters) – Global recession can be avoided if governments’ fiscal policies were consistent with monetary policy tightening, but likely there would be countries falling into…
(Reuters) -International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday she had an “excellent” meeting with Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez in New York. Georgieva said via Twitter they discussed…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China and other big creditors have a responsibility to prevent the debt problems facing emerging market and low-income countries from exploding, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina…
By Howard Schneider JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) – The tradeoffs facing global central bankers – between jobs, inflation and growth – are likely to get worse in coming years as…
By Andrea Shalal (Reuters) – IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva is pushing China and other Group of 20 economies to speed up debt relief for a growing number of heavily…
WASHINGTON – The head of the International Monetary Fund on Friday underscored the importance of fighting inflation now to shore up the prospects for economic growth in the future, warning…
By Dan Burns DAVOS, Switzerland – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday said she worries less about the risk that the war in Ukraine and a further…
DAVOS, Switzerland – While government debt levels are climbing around the world, with debt burdens in emerging markets rising rapidly, so far there is not evidence of a systemic debt…