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’s Lagarde Urges Leaders to De-Escalate Tensions

At a news conference to open the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Thursday urged world leaders to cooperate and “steer” toward a more inclusive and...

Oct 11, 2018 - ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS-NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS