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IMF Coronavirus / Argentina / Nigeria
Countries need to maintain supportive spending on their economies to avoid the worst costs of coronavirus strain COVID-19, IMF spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters Thursday in Washington, DC....
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IMF Global Financial Stability Report
Easing monetary and financial conditions have supported markets and investors, but a rise in leverage and debt is a risk to stability, the IMF’s Financial Counselor Tobias Adrian said Thursday...
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IMF WEO Global Growth Forecast
The International Monetary Fund is downgrading global growth significantly in its latest update to the World Economic Outlook forecast, with the COVID-19 pandemic setting the world economy back by...
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IMF Briefing on COVID-19 emergency lending, Lebanon, Zambia, and Cameroon
The IMF continues to move at a record speed in trying to support and help its member countries deal with the COVID-19 crisis. The Spokesperson Gerry Rice told reporters during the bi-weekly...
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IMF Africa / India / ECB / Trade
The IMF is working at an “unprecedented” pace to provide emergency support financing to the global economy with a particular focus on Africa, spokesman Gerry Rice said Thursday (June 4) in...
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IMF Argentina / Egypt / Lebanon
The IMF supports ongoing dialog between Argentina and its creditors as that country deals with its debt burden, spokesman Gerry Rice said in a virtual news briefing Thursday in Washington, DC....
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Pandemic: IMF approves emergency financing for 50th member
The IMF has already authorized financial assistance for 50 member countries during the Coronavirus pandemic, said IMF Spokesperson Gerry Rice on Thursday during a virtual press briefing in...
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IMF/ IMFC Press Conference
IMFC calls on private creditors to join debt standstill The IMFC, the IMF’s governing body, underscored the importance of the Fund in fighting the economic crisis caused by the Coronavirus...
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IMF Fiscal Monitor
IMF: Sharper increase in budget deficits and debts than during financial crisis The IMF is projecting a large-scale increase in debt all around the world because of the Covid-19 pandemic....
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IMF/ World Economic Outlook Press Briefing
IMF projects worst economic downturn since the Great Depression The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) sees the global economy faltering and forecasts negative global growth of minus 3...
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Joint Press Briefing WHO/IMF with MD Georgieva
IMF Managing Director warns of false trade-off: “Saving lives and protecting livelihoods go hand in hand” On Friday, April 3, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF, urged the world to...
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IMF Georgieva Covid-19 Global Response
IMF urges countries to approach Fund to contain economic damage On Friday, March 27, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF, gave an update on the efforts of the Fund to help countries...
