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IMF Ukraine / Sri Lanka / Food Security
As the G7 meets, the IMF is working to secure emergency funding to help Ukraine while it is fending off a Russian invasion, Fund spokesman Gerry Rice said Thursday in Washington, DC (May 19). “Our...
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IMF Africa Regional Economic Outlook
The IMF sees a challenging economic outlook for Africa due to the war in Ukraine and lingering impact of pandemic, but there are reasons to be optimistic as well, Africa Department Director Abe...
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IMF / MD and FDMD Foreign Policy Live Event
NOTE: must courtesy ‘Foreign Policy Live.’ The IMF expects that global growth will slow in 2022, but remain positive despite lingering effects of pandemic and war in Ukraine the IMF’s Managing..
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IMF World Economic Outlook
Global growth is getting a downgrade, as high inflation, and the impact of the omicron variant weigh on the forecast the IMF says in its latest quarterly update to the World Economic Outlook...
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IMF / World Economic Outlook January 2022 Forecast
Growth slows as economies grapple with supply disruptions, higher inflation, record debt and persistent uncertainty. Global growth is expected to moderate from 5.9 percent in 2021 to 4.4 percent...
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IMF / Kristalina Georgieva’s Conversation with Center for Global Development
"Yes, the recovery is likely to continue, but against stronger winds," announced IMF’s Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in an event hosted by the Center for Global Development in Washington,...
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IMF Georgieva Inflation Growth
The head of the IMF warned that inflation and emergence of new Covid-19 variants is threatening global growth prospects, Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday in Washington, DC. “Even before the...
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IMF Latam Economic Outlook Inflation Mexico
The IMF is predicting that countries in Latin America are returning to growth, but need to remain vigilant in the newly released Western Hemisphere Regional Economic Outlook released Thursday...
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IMF / Sub-Saharan Africa October 2021 Regional Economic Outlook
The IMF is predicting that the pandemic has permanently lowered the path of real GDP in sub-Saharan Africa, suggesting a loss of real per capita output of close to 5.6 percent in the latest issue...
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IMF Europe Economic Outlook Inflation
The IMF is predicting inflation in Europe should subside in 2022 in the newly released European Regional Economic Outlook released Thursday (October 2) in Washington, DC. The IMF is upgrading...
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IMF / Middle East and Central Asia October 2021 Regional Economic Outlook
The recovery in the Middle East and Central Asia region is uneven and incomplete and must fully take hold throughout the region, announced the IMF in a press briefing held today (Tuesday, October...
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IMF Asia Economic Outlook Inflation Philippines
The IMF is downgrading economic growth in Asia due to Covid-19 and warning that US financial tightening to combat inflation may negatively impact the region in the newly released Asia Pacific...