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IMF Food Shock Window/ Ukraine/ Lebanon
In a press briefing held today (Thursday, Sept. 15), the IMF announced that it is aiming to operationalize the Resilience and Sustainability Trust around the 2022 Annual Meetings which will take...
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IMF Argentina Massa
Argentina’s Minister of Economy Sergio Massa visited the IMF headquarters Monday in Washington, DC (September 12) to meet with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. The meeting took place...
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IMF Zambia’s Extended Credit Facility Arrangement
The IMF Board approved a new Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement for Zambia today, Wednesday August 31st, 2022. The $1.3 billion 38-month program is based on Zambia homegrown economic...
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IMF MD Participation in Aid for Trade
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund joined the Heads of Agency Aid for Trade focus session today (Wednesday, July 27, 2022) to examine how the multiple crises facing the world...
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IMF World Economic Outlook Highlights
The outlook for global growth has grown “gloomy and more uncertain,” the IMF’s chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas warned Tuesday (July 26) in Washington, DC. A tentative recovery in 2021...
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IMF July 2022 World Economic Outlook
The IMF announced on Tuesday (July 26, 2022) a 3.2% revised downward forecast to global growth in 2022 and 2.9% in 2023. “The global economy is still reeling from the pandemic and Russia’s...
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IMF G20/Sri Lanka/ China
The IMF said in a press briefing today, Thursday July 14, that third of emerging markets and developing economies are in debt distress and decisive action is needed now. “We've been saying that a...
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IMF Growth Slowdown / Lebanon / Tunisia
The International Monetary Fund sees further slowdown hitting global economic growth in 2022, IMF spokesperson Gerry Rice said on Thursday in Washington, DC, following moves by the World Bank and...
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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 / Middle East and Central Asia Department’s Regional Economic Outlook
The war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia are exacerbating the divergence in recovery prospects for the Middle East and Central Asia, announced the IMF today (April 27). Despite...
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IMF / Western Hemisphere Department’s Regional Economic Outlook
The War in Ukraine, higher inflation, tighter financial conditions, economic decelerations of key trading partners, and social discontent may dim growth prospects for Latin America, the IMF...
