IMFC Meeting

Members of the International Monetary and Finance Committee (IMFC) are meeting in Washington, DC Thursday (October 14). The meeting is held in the IMF headquarters during the Annual Meetings of...

Oct 14, 2021 - ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS-B-ROLL-NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF WEO Global Growth Forecast

The IMF has downgraded its global growth forecast slightly to 5.9% for this year in its World Economic Outlook, warning that ongoing pandemic is widening divergence between countries with access...

Oct 12, 2021 - ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS-NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF / 2021 Annual Meetings Advancer

The IMF and World Bank are set to launch a hybrid version of their Annual Meetings in Washington, DC next week (October 12-23). The Fund will launch the World Economic Outlook forecast for global...

Oct 07, 2021 - ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS-NEWS

IMF / $50 Billion Proposal to End COVID-19 Pandemic

Kristalina Georgieva, IMF’s managing Director announced at the Global Health Forum today (Friday, May 21st) the IMF’s $50 billion proposal to end the COVID- 19 pandemic. The proposal covers three...

May 21, 2021 - FEATURES-NEWS

IMF Spring Meetings B-Roll

In Washington, DC the flowers are beginning to bloom and people are back on the streets as the 2021 World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings are set to begin. With Covid-19 vaccinations building speed...

Mar 25, 2021 - ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS-B-ROLL-NEWS

IMF Press Briefing Argentina/ Sudan

The IMF continues to engage with the Argentine authorities actively and constructively over an IMF-supported program that can help Argentina overcome its important social and economic challenges. ...

Feb 25, 2021 - FEATURES-NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF Georgieva Global Growth

Now is the not the time for governments to pull back on supporting their economies the head of the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday (October 14) in Washington, DC. “The picture over the...

Oct 14, 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 announces debt relief for Somalia

On Wednesday, March 25, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF, thanked the leaders of Somalia for their sustained reform effort and congratulated the country on reaching the decision...

Mar 25, 2020 - FEATURES-NEWS

IMF Coronavirus – Economic Cost Difficult to Predict

The economic cost from the outbreak of coronavirus strain COVID-19 is still uncertain but countries must work together to combat it, IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said Thursday in Washington, DC....

Mar 12, 2020 - NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS