World monetary chiefs say it’s too early to stop pandemic spendingThe message from the most powerful central banks is increasingly clear: there are limits to what monetary policy can do to help in the shor...
need2know: Energy reforms, ECB boost leave Street spoilt for choiceThe government means business. Other than announcing sweeping reforms in oil exploration and issuing transfer pricing norms, the real estat...
India best among emerging markets; health of PSBs, corporates a worry: IMFIndia must tackle corporate debt overhang, said Jose Vinals, Financial Counsellor at the IMF. He also cautioned against the risk of potenti...
Falling commodity prices have not benefitted importing countries fully: IMFCommodity importing countries have not fully benefitted from fall in oil and commodity prices as governments have not fully passed on the b...
IMF calls for policy upgrade for global financial stabilityThe IMF today called for an urgent policy upgrade to ensure global financial stability and better growth prospects, saying downside risks s...
IMF asks emerging countries to prepare for rainy day'Market jitters have reminded us that emerging economies have yet to complete adjustment to more volatile external conditions.'
India may have to use policy buffers wisely to tackle outflows: IMFIMF cautioned that emerging economies such as India will need to employ “policy buffers wisely”.
India making light of bad loans: IMFIndia could be underestimating distressed assets in the banking sector because of asset restructuring practices and the way it defines thes...
- 'Address medium-term issues to sustain financial market rally'
An IMF study has warned that if progress on addressing medium-term challenges falters, rally in financial markets may prove unsustainable.
- IMF says estimated crisis losses down by $600 bn
Likely losses from the financial crisis in the three years to 2010 have been reduced by $600 billion to $3.4 trillion as the world economy ...
- Banks lack capital to underpin recovery: IMF
The IMF warned on Wednesday that banks lack the capital to restore credit flows to levels needed to support a recovery from the global fina...