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Powell Draws Applause on Independence at Closed-Door IMF Meeting
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell used a gathering of finance chiefs from around the world to stress that central banks ...
Angola's finance minister says country stress-testing for lower oil prices, IMF programme more likely
Angola is running stress tests to gauge the potential fallout from a decline in oil prices on government finances, Finance ...
Syria meeting focused on need for credible economic data, IMF chief says
Officials from the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and key countries underscored the need for credible economic data ...
Latam, Caribbean slow growth has downside risks, says IMF
Economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to slow this year partly weighed by political and trade ...
IMF Members See World at ‘Pivotal Juncture’ Amid Trade Wars
The world economy is at a “pivotal juncture” as trade tensions flare, members of the International Monetary Fund said in a ...
Financial Crisis Seen as a Distant Threat at IMF Meeting
Banking leaders and policymakers gathered for the International Monetary Fund’s spring meetings downplayed the prospect of a ...
Global debt crisis looms as tariffs and inflation bite, IMF forecasts
Global public debt peaked in 2020 as governments borrowed heavily for COVID-19 relief. But it has been edging back up, and ...
Trump administration says IMF, World Bank ‘falling short’ of missions
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. remains committed to playing a leadership role in the IMF and World Bank but ...
Uncertainty expands debt in developing countries, IMF warns
In its latest Fiscal Monitor briefing, the International Monetary Fund warned that escalating global uncertainty from rising ...
IMF chief urges countries to move ‘swiftly’ to resolve trade tensions that threaten global growth
The head of the International Monetary Fund urged countries to move “swiftly’’ to resolve trade disputes that threaten global ...
Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform and there’s an ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has played a balancing act trying to reassure nervous investors that the U.S. would maintain ...
Bessent Chides IMF, World Bank as He Says ‘America First Does Not Mean America Alone’
Bessent spoke to the Institute of International Finance as both the International Monetary Fund and World Bank held their ...