IMF says next Pakistan funding review expected in second half of 2025
World 15:29 24/05/2025The IMF expects the next funding review for Pakistan in the second half of 2025 and said it would continue discussions with Pakistan authorities towards agreeing over terms of the budget for the 2026 financial year, it said in a statement on Friday.
Policymakers are achieving the art of the impossible, IMF chief says
World 11:17 25/04/2025Praising what she described as "impossible" policy shifts in Germany, Britain and Argentina, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday the global economy is entering a "new era."
IMF slashes global growth outlook on impact of Trump tariffs
World 10:02 23/04/2025The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slashed its forecast for global growth this year and warned of an increase in global financial stability risks, citing the effect of U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariff policies on the world economy.
Countries must 'make the best' of new multipolar world: IMF chief
World 15:09 18/04/2025Washington (AFP) – Countries have no choice but to "make the best" of the fragmentation of the global economy by boosting ties with regional and like-minded countries, the head of the International Monetary Fund said in an interview Thursday.
World economy menaced by too much financial risk: IMF
Economy 22:00 08/10/2014Jose Vinals, the IMF's top financial counsellor, said that not enough of the easy money pumped into economies by advanced countries' central banks is going into economic activities that support growth.
IMF chief charged with 'negligence' over graft case
World 20:30 27/08/2014The shock announcement came a day after she was grilled for more than 15 hours by a special court in Paris that probes ministerial misconduct
Star economist takes helm of India's central bank
Economy 19:00 04/09/2013Rajan, a former IMF chief economist, replaced Duvvuri Subbarao as governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which has been battling to prop up the plummeting rupee and reverse a sharp economic slowdown.
