NEWS
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IMF Cyclone Idai / US Fed / Tunisia
The IMF has dispatched a team to Mozambique to aid in efforts to help the economy recover in the wake of devastating Cyclone Idai, Fund spokesman Gerry Rice announced Thursday (March 7). ““We've...
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IMF ECB / Jordan / China / Venezuela
The IMF expressed confidence and support for the European Central Bank’s move to unveil fresh plans to stimulate the eurozone economy announced Thursday (March 7). “What I would say on the ECB...
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IMF AUSTRIA LAGARDE KURZ
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz met with IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Thursday (February 21). The 32-year-old Kurz is in Washington for a series of meetings with officials amidst US...
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IMF Venezuela / Argentina / US Fed
The IMF supports the US Federal Reserve call for ‘patience’ as a commitment for data-driven and prudent policy stance, spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters Thursday (February 7) in Washington. “I...
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IMF Global Outlook
The world’s economy continues to expand, but is losing momentum the IMF reported Monday (January 21) in its latest quarterly update to the World Economic Outlook report. “Global growth is...
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IMF Pakistan / Brexit / US Shutdown
The IMF remains in discussions with Pakistan after that country formally requested financing assistance late last year, spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters Thursday (January 17) in Washington....
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IMF Argentina / Brexit / Yemen
The IMF believes that steps taken by Argentina to stabilize its currency and economy are working, spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters Thursday (December 12) in Washington. IMF Managing Director...
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IMF Lagarde Library of Congress
The Managing Director of the IMF praised US innovation and economic leadership of the post-World War 2 world in a speech titled “Age of Ingenuity: Reimagining 21 st Century International...
PRESS BRIEFINGS
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IMF Cyclone Idai / US Fed / Tunisia
The IMF has dispatched a team to Mozambique to aid in efforts to help the economy recover in the wake of devastating Cyclone Idai, Fund spokesman Gerry Rice announced Thursday (March 7). ““We've...
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IMF ECB / Jordan / China / Venezuela
The IMF expressed confidence and support for the European Central Bank’s move to unveil fresh plans to stimulate the eurozone economy announced Thursday (March 7). “What I would say on the ECB...
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IMF Venezuela / Argentina / US Fed
The IMF supports the US Federal Reserve call for ‘patience’ as a commitment for data-driven and prudent policy stance, spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters Thursday (February 7) in Washington. “I...
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IMF Pakistan / Brexit / US Shutdown
The IMF remains in discussions with Pakistan after that country formally requested financing assistance late last year, spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters Thursday (January 17) in Washington....
ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS
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IMF PHOTO IMFC
The International Monetary and Financial Committee gathers in Bali, Indonesia for the IMF’s Annual Meetings. Leaders are looking to defuse trade tensions, boost cooperation and communication and...
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IMF’s Lagarde: “We Are Stronger Together”
The International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) gathered in Bali, Indonesia Saturday for the IMF’s Annual Meetings. Leaders discussed ways to support the global expansion and lower...
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G20
Central bank governors and finance ministers of the Group of Twenty (G20) nations met in Bali, Indonesia on Friday to discuss risks to the world economy. The Fourth G20 Meeting of Finance...
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IMF PLENARY
At the open of the 2018 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, President Joko Widodo of the host nation Indonesia compared relations among major economies to the...
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IMF FINTECH
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank released the Bali Fintech Agenda on Thursday to help countries make policies for financial technology to promote inclusive growth and minimize risk...
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G20 Family Photo
G20 Finance Ministers and central bankers gathered for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Bali Thursday (October 11). The annual meetings are being held in...
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IMF’s Lagarde Urges Leaders to De-Escalate Tensions
At a news conference to open the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Thursday urged world leaders to cooperate and “steer” toward a more inclusive and...
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IMF Fiscal Monitor Presser
Public sector assets and public wealth matter, the IMF’s Fiscal Monitor report concludes. While releasing the report in Bali in the lead-up to the Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank Group,...
FEATURES
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IMF Argentina / Turkey
The IMF is holding ongoing technical talks with Argentina on how to best support that country’s economy, spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters Thursday (September 6) in Washington. Argentine...
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Lagarde Lehman Ten Year Anniversary
Ten years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde is reflecting on the lessons learned from the ensuing global financial crisis, and what policymakers can do...
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IMF Argentina Meeting
IMF Managing Director welcomed Argentine Treasury Minister Nicolas Dujovne to the Fund’s headquarters Tuesday (September 04) for meetings on how to best provide financial support to the South...
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IMF External Sector Report / Trade
The IMF hopes that countries can work cooperatively to reduce excess imbalances in trade, savings and investment, IMF’s chief economist Maury Obstfeld told reporters Tuesday (July 24 in...
ABOUT THE IMF
Created in 1945, the IMF is governed by and accountable to the 189 countries that make up its near-global membership.