IMF / United Kingdom Article IV Press Conference

IMF advised UK government to continue to spend to safeguard firms and jobs in a press conference attended by Rishi Sunak, UK Chancellor, and Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director held on...

Oct 29, 2020 - NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF / Western Hemisphere Regional Economic Outlook Press Briefing

COVID-19 has hit Latin America and the Caribbean harder than other parts of the world, both in human and economic terms, the IMF reported on Thursday (Oct.22) in Washington, DC. The IMF forecasts...

Oct 23, 2020 - ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS-NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF / Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook Report Press Briefing

Sub-Sahara Africa is headed for its worst economic decline on record, the IMF reported Thursday (Oct. 22) in Washington, DC. The IMF forecasts a 3 percent decline in sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP in...

Oct 22, 2020 - ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS-NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF / European Regional Economic Outlook Press Briefing

The IMF’s economic outlook for Europe forecasts a 7% decline in Europe's GDP in 2020 and an uneven and partial recovery from this crisis as the second wave of infection intensifies, announced...

Oct 21, 2020 - ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS-NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF Asia Economic Outlook

The IMF is predicting the worst economic decline in Asia in generations due to Covid-19 and warning that rising inequality could lead to social unrest in the newly released Asia Pacific Regional...

Oct 21, 2020 - ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS-NEWS

IMF / Cross-Border Payments—A Vision for the Future

Central bank digital currencies backed by digitalization and technology could replace traditional cash in cross-border payments in some economies but with proper safeguards, said the IMF in...

Oct 20, 2020 - ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS-NEWS

IMF / Middle East and Central Asia Press Briefing

Jihad Azour, Director of Middle East and Central Asia Department, at the IMF announced the release of Middle East and Central Asia Regional Economic Outlook on Monday Oct. 19. He said that in 2020...

Oct 20, 2020 - ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS-NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF / Principality of Andorra becomes IMF’s 190th Member

The Ambassador of Andorra, Elisenda Vives Balmaña, visited the IMF headquarters on Friday (October 16) to sign the IMF’s Articles of Agreement of the Principality of Andorra joining the...

Oct 16, 2020 - ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS-NEWS

IMF / Debate on Global Economy

With the world economy hit by the biggest shock in the postwar era, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, Sri Mulyani, Finance...

Oct 15, 2020 - ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS-NEWS

IMF / Conversation with Kristalina Georgieva and Melinda Gates

The IMF hosted a conversation between IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, and Melinda Gates, Co-chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Wednesday, October 14. The conversation was...

Oct 14, 2020 - ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS-NEWS