IMF / IMF Managing Director 2021 Outlook and Priorities

“We are still faced with tremendous uncertainties” said IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in her first media appearance in 2021 as she addressed the exit from the COVID-19 health crisis,...

Jan 15, 2021 - NEWS

Kristalina Georgieva on IMF’s 2021 Outlook and Priorities

Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director, moderated a media roundtable on Wednesday, January 13th 2021 where she discussed the outlook for the global economic recovery, the impact from an...

Jan 13, 2021 - NEWS

IMF / FISCAL MONITOR PRESS CONFERENCE

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stressed the importance of not pulling the plug of fiscal support used to fight the COVID-19 pandemic to limit long term scarring. The Fund’s Director of the...

Oct 14, 2020 - ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS-NEWS

IMF / GLOBAL FINANCIAL STABILITY REPORT

The IMF sees that the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an extraordinary contraction of the global economy, but policy makers should remain vigilant as financial vulnerabilities are rising, the...

Oct 13, 2020 - ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS-NEWS

IMF Global Economy/ China/ Argentina/ Lebanon

The global economy is beginning to turn a corner and the outlook looks less dire than expected, but “we are not out of the woods” said IMF spokesman Gerry Rice in a virtual news briefing Thursday...

Sep 24, 2020 - FEATURES-NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

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...

Jun 24, 2020 - NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF Summer Covid-19 Exteriors

The International Monetary Fund is shut for all but essential staff due to the COVID-19 pandemic while an assessment is underway to determine when business can start again at its headquarters in...

Jun 23, 2020 - B-ROLL

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...

May 07, 2020 - NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF: Mobilizing with Africa

IMF urges to mobilize funds for Africa in fight against pandemic At today’s “Mobilizing with Africa” event, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF, underscored the need to help African...

Apr 17, 2020 - FEATURES-NEWS

IMF Global Financial Stability Report

IMF: Pandemic dramatically impacts the financial system The IMF sees financial markets heavily impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, the Fund’s Financial Counsellor Tobias Adrian said at the press...

Apr 14, 2020 - ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS-NEWS