As Chinese banks circle the Pacific, Australia pushes ANZ to stay in island nations
For years, Western banks have been closing branches throughout the South Pacific. State-owned Bank of China has shown it’s ...
Who is funding fossil fuel expansion?
Record-breaking profits, trillions in investment and expansion plans that will push the planet beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius warming — what's driving this surge in fossil fuel projects?
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Which Nations Excel and Struggle in the IMF's AI Preparedness Index?
Artificial Intelligence has taken over the world and now many industries are implementing AI in their workplaces. The ...
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Rethinking Central Bank independence in Sri Lanka’s development journey
In September 2023, after 73 years, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) gained formal independence with the enactment of the ...
ASX has lowest close since mid-September; household spending weaker than expected — as it happened
The Australian market ended lower on Friday, following a sell-off on Wall Street as shares of tech giants Microsoft and Meta ...
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Major donors expected to increase IDA funding pledges
Latvia’s 9.5 million euro ($10.3 million)pledge was an increase of 60% over previous contributions to the fund. Spain pledged 400 million euros ($433 million) in a 37% increase on Thursday, while ...
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We May Soon Demand World Bank, IMF’s Complete Withdrawal From Nigeria, Says NLC
During a press conference at the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C., Abebe Selassie, the IMF’s African Region Director, said the removal of fuel subsidy by the Nigerian ...
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NLC to IMF: You‘re behind Nigeria’s economic woes
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has dismissed the International Monetary Fund, IMF, denial of any role in Nigeria government’s removal of petrol subsidy and the implementation of other anti-people ...
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IMF retains India's GDP growth at 7 pc for FY25, says worldwide inflation fight Is largely over but warns of new threats
Looking beyond the one-year outlook, the global economy faces a feeble period of medium-term growth, the IMF said as it called for a slate of reforms in its latest WEO during the annual meetings ...
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IMF Sees Growth Shift Toward BRICS and Away From G-7 in New Outlook
Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos from our team. Compared with its last round of predictions six months ago, the IMF now expects a bigger share of growth over the next five ...
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Inflation fight won, global economic growth faces new challenges–IMF
In its latest assessment of the global economy, the IMF predicted that worldwide inflation will cool from 6.7 percent last year to 5.8 percent this year and to 4.3 percent in 2025. It estimates ...
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IMF says global fight against inflation is ‘almost won' but warns of rising risks
The International Monetary Fund projects global headline inflation will fall to 3.5% year over year by the end of 2025 from 5.8% in 2024 Rising market volatility was among the risks the agency ...