Former IMF Deputy MD John Lipsky calls for accelerated reformsLipsky, who is a senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University, had served as IMF's Deputy Managing Director from September 2006 to August 2011.
- Strauss-Kahn resigns as IMF chief; succession battle imminent
Dominique Strauss-Kahn who is locked up in a New York prison on allegations of sexual assault today resigned as the managing director of th...
- IMF welcomes China rate hike
A leading International Monetary Fund official on Wednesday welcomed China's first interest rate hike in nearly three years and said the mo...
- Spain's caixas no threat to policies-IMF
Some of Spain's small regional savings banks may need assistance but pose no threat to the success of the country's new austerity measures,...
- Global economic growth deemed slow by IMF
The global economic growth is slow and unstable, so concrete policies to foster it are needed, an IMF official has said.
- IMF warns wealthiest nations about their debt
The International Monetary Fund warned the world's wealthiest nations to watch their surging levels of government debt. Top gainers, losers...
Policies should be accommodative: John LipskyJohn Lipsky, the first deputy managing director at the International Monetary Fund, says strains on sovereign balance sheets —- which have ...
- World economy recovering faster than expected: IMF
The International Monetary Fund's predictions for global economic growth will almost certainly be revised upward as the world embarks on a ...
- Asia emerging from slum sooner and stronger, says IMF official
Asia, led by China, India and Indonesia, is emerging from the current global economic crisis sooner and stronger, a top IMF official has sa...
- IMF cautions Asia against ending stimulus measures
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cautioned Asian economies against prematurely withdrawing fiscal stimulus measures, saying the c...
- IMF plans new reserve currency to replace dollar
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it’s possible to take the “revolutionary” step of creating a new global reserve currency to repl...
- IMF approves $47 bn credit line for Mexico
The International Monetary Fund has approved a USD 47-billion credit line for Mexico under a new scheme designed to throw a cash lifeline t...
- IMF finalising $100-bn loan from Japan: Report
IMF is finalising a USD 100-billion loan from Japan and is considering issuing bonds to double financial resources.
- Further financial strains cannot be ruled out: IMF
Within 24 hours of US investment banker Lehman Brothers filing the largest bankruptcy in the American history, International Monetary Fund ...
- World growth to slow before recovery: IMF
World economic growth is set to continue to slow in the second half of 2008 before a gradual recovery in 2009, the number two official at t...
- US economy may shrink in 2nd half '08-IMF's Lipsky
Recent US growth has been better than expected but the country could still see activity shrink in the second half of the year, a top Intern...
- IMF, World Bank to unveil joint strategy for poor countries
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are developing a joint strategy to aid low-income countries that will define their separ...