Cross-border challenges widen wealth gap between Europe and US, IMF study finds
Cross border challenges are widening the gap between the output of Europeans and Americans, who have been moving ahead since the 1990s, a study by the International Monetary Fund showed. The European ...
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IMF warns about the impact of trade wars
From the BBC World Service: In an exclusive BBC interview, IMF Deputy Director Gita Gopinath said tit-for-tat tariffs cause global losses in growth equivalent in size to the economies of France ...
Human Rights Watch27d
World Bank, IMF are Missing the Mark on Social Security
As government officials gather in Washington DC next week for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Annual Meetings, social security systems around the world are at risk. Faced with ...
IMF reaches staff agreement with Zambia for $185.5 million disbursement
The International Monetary Fund said on Monday that it reached a staff-level agreement for the fourth review of Zambia's loan ...
Foreign Policy27d
The IMF Has Lost Its Way
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Dawn27d
IMF misses the mark yet again
THE 24th IMF programme has been approved by the Fund’s Board. As per the Fund’s traditional approach, the programme is grounded in a basic accounting and meaningless framework that relies on a ...
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IMF says global public debt to top $100 trillion, growth may accelerate
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The world's total public debt is set to exceed $100 trillion this year for the first time, and may grow more quickly than forecast as political sentiment favors ...
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The U.K.’s budget gets the IMF’s seal of approval
From the BBC World Service: The Labour Party's budget includes a $50 billion tax hike to fund public services. Our weekly “Econ Extra Credit” newsletter is an unexpected way to learn about the ...
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Taiwan wants to join the IMF to get financial protection from China
“Taiwan's membership at the IMF would help boost financial resilience,” the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington said during this week's IMF and World Bank annual ...
The Express Tribune1mon
IMF tax target for traders missed by 99.99%
Pakistan has failed to meet the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) condition to collect Rs10 billion from traders under a new scheme in the first quarter of this fiscal year, managing to collect ...
Bloomberg L.P.27d
IMF Warns Low Growth, Less Trade and Debt Imperil World’s Future
IMF Warns Low Growth, Less Trade and Debt Imperil World’s Future Fund sees global public debt on course to reach $100 trillion US election looms as finance officials converge on Washington ...