IMF / Ukraine, Argentina, Supply Chain Disruptions

The war in Ukraine will cause negative economic spillovers around the world, with the poor taking the biggest hit, announced the IMF today (Thursday, March 31st) in a press briefing held in...

Mar 31, 2022 - NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF / Ukraine – Lebanon – Tunisia

The war in Ukraine will overshadow the still incomplete economic recovery from the pandemic the IMF announced in a press briefing today, Thursday March 17, 2022. The IMF is assessing the magnitude...

Mar 17, 2022 - NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF / Argentina, Tunisia, and Sri Lanka

The IMF announced today (Feb. 10, 2022) in a virtual press briefing in Washington, DC that the IMF continues working very closely with the Argentine authorities towards reaching a staff-level...

Feb 10, 2022 - NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF / Brazil, Inflation, and Lebanon

The IMF has agreed with the Brazilian authorities to close the IMF Representation Office in Brasilia by June 30, 2022, when the term of the current IMF Representative expires a Fund spokesman...

Dec 16, 2021 - NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF / Inflation, Crypto Assets, Argentina

Inflation pressures have increased in most economies, but as supply-demand imbalances ease there should be a cooling of inflationary pressure next year, IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said Thursday,...

Nov 18, 2021 - NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF / Resilience and Sustainability Trust, India, Lebanon

The IMF announced today (Thursday, November 4) that the G20 welcomed the $650 billion Special Drawing Rights allocation from the IMF. This allocation was implemented over the summer and now the...

Nov 04, 2021 - NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF / Special Drawing Rights, Afghanistan, Ukraine

The IMF’s $650 billion Special Drawing Rights allocation is a historic decision that’s seen as ‘a shot in the arm for the global economy’ at a time of unprecedented crisis, Fund spokesman Gerry...

Sep 16, 2021 - NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF China / Haiti / SDRs / Lebanon

The IMF pushed China to ramp up reforms aimed at boosting domestic demand, Fund spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters Thursday in Washington, DC (January 4). “The second quarter GDP data from China...

Jul 15, 2021 - FEATURES-NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF / $50 Billion Proposal, Cameroon, and India

The IMF expressed its concern that the world is facing a two-track pandemic that is causing a two-track economic recovery with negative consequences for everybody in a press briefing held today...

Jun 10, 2021 - NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF / Comprehensive Surveillance Report, HQ Phased Reopening, Sudan

Today, Thursday (May 20th) the IMF will release its Comprehensive Review Surveillance, which is considered one of its core activities in addition to lending capacity development and economic...

May 20, 2021 - NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS