25-02-2016 16:30
The International Monetary Fund warned on Wednesday that the world economy is "highly vulnerable" and called for new mechanisms to protect the most vulnerable countries.
20-02-2016 11:28
France's Christine Lagarde, who battled financial fires across Europe as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, was officially named Friday to a second five-year term.
12-02-2016 20:25
IMF chief Christine Lagarde became assured on Thursday of a second five-year term after the global financial institution announced there were no other candidates for the position.
26-12-2015 09:59
The Ukrainian parliament on Friday (Dec 25) adopted a budget for next year with a deficit of 3.7 per cent of GDP, crucial for unlocking much needed aid from the IMF and Western countries.
04-12-2015 10:03
With the International Monetary Fund (IMF) including China's yuan in its elite reserve currency basket, impacts from the step on Viet Nam's economy will depend on its preparation, according to experts.
11-11-2015 15:18
Just a few months into the job, the challenges are already piled high for the International Monetary Fund's new chief economist Maurice Obstfeld.
07-10-2015 15:00
Emerging economies around the world are going through their fifth consecutive annual slowdown as prices for their raw materials exports tumble and China's voracious growth slackens, the IMF said on Tuesday.
30-09-2015 15:33
Financial markets face a higher risk of liquidity squeezes in a sell-off due to the effects of the long period of low interest rates, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.
25-07-2015 09:37
The officials from the European Commission, ECB and IMF are due in Athens after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras agreed to start talks on a new bailout for Greece.
25-07-2015 09:37
The Greek government had initially planned to go without fresh help from the IMF as it considers the agency too wedded to draconian austerity measures.
14-07-2015 14:48
The International Monetary Fund said it stands prepared to work with Greece and European Union partners to advance the third bailout effort for the country agreed early Monday.
07-07-2015 09:32
Greece on Monday named economist Euclid Tsakalotos, its top negotiator in the stalled EU-IMF talks, as the country's new finance minister, the president's office said.
03-07-2015 10:56
The International Monetary Fund acknowledged a huge deterioration in Greece's prospects in recent months and slashed the country's 2015 economic growth forecast to zero per cent, from 2.5 per cent forecast in April.
02-07-2015 11:19
A shoe shop worker has raised more than US$500,000 in a crowdfunding campaign to help Greece meet its €1.5 billion IMF debt repayment deadline.
15-06-2015 15:49
PM Nguyen Tan Dung extended thanks to the International Monetary Fund’s support, particularly in policy consultation and technical assistance, for Viet Nam over the past years.