04-10-2013 10:24
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Thursday praised Japan's planned sales tax hike as an initial step toward reducing the country's crushing debt burden and called for further efforts.
30-09-2013 10:29
General Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde spoke highly of the Vietnamese government’s efforts in stabilising the macro economy and curbing inflation at her meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Washington on September 26 (local time).
23-09-2013 10:24
A new EU-IMF audit of Greek fiscal performance and reforms begins on Sunday, with the debt-laden country hoping progress in reining in spending will unlock further bailout loans.
05-09-2013 09:21
The International Monetary Fund warned the Group of 20 on Wednesday that emerging economies were slowing more than expected and under pressure from US plans to slow its stimulus.
30-07-2013 09:04
The International Monetary Fund released 1.72 billion euros in aid for Greece on Monday after completing a review of the country's performance under the international rescue program.
28-06-2013 11:34
IMF chief Christine Lagarde hopes the new Greek government "will hold" and that "one day" the Fund's action in Europe, currently the target of criticism, will be appreciated, she said in an exclusive interview Thursday with AFP.
25-05-2013 09:15
IMF chief Christine Lagarde avoided immediate charges Friday but was named an "assisted witness" after French prosecutors grilled her for two days over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon when she was finance minister.
23-05-2013 16:19
French prosecutors were grilling IMF chief Christine Lagarde in a Paris court on Thursday as they seek to determine whether she should be charged over a state payout to disgraced tycoon Bernard Tapie during her time as finance minister.
16-05-2013 09:14
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Wednesday decried rising income disparity, noting its harmful effect on global economic growth.
10-05-2013 14:32
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday dismissed the idea of a fresh debt write-down for Greece and said the country could receive its next bailout instalment in early June.
24-04-2013 15:52
Vietnam's economy is facing challenges that are being scrutinised by International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has urged the State Bank to simplify it monetary policy and rely more on market-based instruments.
19-04-2013 07:53
Fresh worries of slowing growth and potential turbulence from a global flood of liquidity will be in focus when the world's central bankers and finance ministers gather beginning Thursday for the spring meetings of the IMF, World Bank and G20
08-04-2013 10:55
International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde on Sunday told an audience in China that the euro has a solid future and that she hopes no more countries in Europe will need bailouts.
19-03-2013 09:15
US oil prices rose modestly Monday on hopes that the controversy over a bank depositor tax included in the EU-IMF rescue of Cyprus may have limited impact on the broader economy.