IMF chief urges US and wealthy nations to rein in debt to ease global economic pressureThe International Monetary Fund emphasized the urgent need to address rising global debt impacting low-income countries. IMF Managing Direc...
15 Oct, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
No magic fix: IMF chief warns growth cannot solve America's $40 trillion debtThe head of the International Monetary Fund highlights the urgent need to address global debt levels. Rising interest rates and inflation h...
15 Oct, 2026, 06.47 AM IST
Global Market Today: Stock selloff extends to Asia as chip rout deepensMSCI Inc.’s Asia Pacific equities gauge dropped 1.5%, heading for a fourth straight decline, led by losses in South Korea, a bellwether for...
15 Oct, 2026, 06.24 AM IST
Policymakers take on energy shock, rising debt at IMF-World Bank meetingsFinance ministers and central bankers will meet in Bangkok to discuss challenges affecting the global economy this week. The key concerns i...
12 Oct, 2026, 07.49 AM IST
Death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes rises above 5,000 as IMF announces emergency fundsVenezuela's death toll from twin earthquakes now exceeds five thousand. The International Monetary Fund has provided emergency financial su...
19 Jul, 2026, 06.33 AM IST
Trade is like water, you put an obstacle, it goes around it: IMF ChiefGlobal trade disruptions and tariff worries have not caused the feared inflation or trade slowdown. The International Monetary Fund notes t...
04 Feb, 2026, 01.29 PM IST
U.S. economy slipping into recession amidst Federal government shutdown?U.S. tariff rates keep changing and U.S. inflation could rise if companies started to pass through more of the cost of tariffs, or if a flo...
09 Oct, 2025, 08.50 AM IST
IMF chief says tariff uncertainty risks drag on global growthIMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warns that President Trump's tariff threats could hinder global economic growth due to prolonged...
02 Apr, 2025, 09.47 AM IST
IMF's Georgieva says China can no longer rely on exports for growthGeorgieva said that China's recent announcement of fiscal stimulus plans were "in the right direction," with the aim of reviving consumer c...
21 Oct, 2024, 10.02 AM IST
IMF head projects slightly stronger global growth in 2024 and warns of potential long-term pitfallsIMF projects 3% global growth, warns of 'Tepid Twenties' due to pandemic scars and rising debt. Strong US activity contributes to slightly ...
11 Apr, 2024, 08.31 PM IST
IMF chief says $100 billion target met for climate, poverty fundsThe plan, first announced in 2019, was for wealthier countries to recycle $100 billion in IMF special drawing rights (SDRs) for vulnerable ...
22 Jun, 2023, 05.50 PM IST
IMF releases $1.3 billion in emergency aid for UkraineThe package will help meet Ukraine's "urgent balance of payment needs... while playing a catalytic role for future financial support from U...
08 Oct, 2022, 09.02 AM IST
- IMF says up to 20 countries could require emergency assistance to ease food crisis
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, speaking at a conference in Saudi Arabia, also said that 141 million people across the Arab wor...
03 Oct, 2022, 09.18 PM IST
IMF MD names Krishna Srinivasan to head Asia-Pacific deptAccording to an IMF announcement, Srinivasan will succeed Changyong Rhee whose retirement from the Fund was announced on March 23.
09 Jun, 2022, 06.36 AM IST
Gita Gopinath is not going to Harvard. Economist set to be No. 2 official at IMF in surprise moveGopinath, a US national and overseas citizen of India, will start in her new position as FDMD on January 21, 2022, according to the IMF.
03 Dec, 2021, 06.23 PM IST
Too early for accurate figures on coronavirus impact on global growth:IMF"We are still hoping that the impact will be a V shaped curve" with a sharp decline in China and sharp rebound after the countainment of th...
21 Feb, 2020, 12.47 PM IST
- EU boosts flood aid to Pakistan to 70 mn euros
European Union nearly doubled its aid to flood-stricken Pakistan to 70 mn euros and announced a trip by its top aid official after calls fo...
18 Aug, 2010, 10.18 PM IST