nation needs to remain vigilant

Nation needs to remain vigilant

On the eve of this week’s Consultative Group (CG) meeting for Vietnam, Sanjay Kalra, Vietnam resident representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), talked to VIR’s Thanh Tung about what Vietnam’s government should do to chart a better course through the economic turbulence.
eurozone ministers wrestle with greek debt imf split

Eurozone ministers wrestle with Greek debt, IMF split

Eurozone finance ministers will try Tuesday to reach a framework agreement on crucial aid to Greece and heal a split with the International Monetary Fund over a key Greek debt reduction target.
imf head says eurogroup deal key to saving greece

IMF head says Eurogroup deal key to saving Greece

A crucial meeting of Eurozone finance ministers next week will be key to getting Greece "back on its feet", IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Friday, as she cut short her visit to Asia to attend the talks.
imf wants to give greece two more years

IMF wants to give Greece two more years

The International Monetary Fund is happy for debt-battered Greece to have an extra two years to bring its runaway deficit in line with the demands of global creditors, its chief said Thursday.
dollar firms on global growth worries

Dollar firms on global growth worries

The dollar firmed against the euro Tuesday amid concerns about the global economy after the IMF lowered its growth estimates.
us stocks sink on sour imf growth outlook

US stocks sink on sour IMF growth outlook

US stocks skidded Tuesday after the IMF cut its global economic growth forecasts and investors braced for the start of a poor third-quarter earnings season.
27 bn imf gold sales profits to help poor

$2.7 bn IMF gold sales profits to help poor

The International Monetary Fund approved Friday $2.7 billion in gold sales profits to boost financing to low-income countries.
imf opens 62 bn credit line for morocco

IMF opens $6.2 bn credit line for Morocco

on Friday announced it was opening a "precautionary" $6.2 billion for to protect the economy from .
eu imf warn of risk to portuguese budget targets

EU, IMF warn of risk to Portuguese budget targets

can still reach its 2012 but the risk of failure has grown significantly, officials from and said on Tuesday.
imf chief warns over slowing global growth

IMF chief warns over slowing global growth

Friday warned the was slowing and said the situation could get worse because was not doing enough to fix its debt crisis.
imf chief hails significant steps on eurozone crisis

IMF chief hails 'significant steps' on eurozone crisis

on Friday hailed recent "significant steps" to contain the but warned that "more needs to be done".
spain court prosecutes ex imf head rato

Spain court prosecutes ex-IMF head Rato

A Spanish court Wednesday brought charges against , former head of the , over alleged corruption in the spectacular failure of Spanish lender .
imf warns us against cutting deficit too fast

IMF warns US against cutting deficit too fast

warned Tuesday that the could be slicing the deficit too fast for the weak US economy as it pared its growth forecast.
greek euro exit not ruled out if loan deal broken france

Greek euro exit not ruled out if loan deal broken: France

A Greek exit from the eurozone will be on the agenda if Athens fails to impose austerity measures required in its EU-IMF bailout deal, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said Sunday.
lagarde urges flexibility on fiscal targets

Lagarde urges flexibility on fiscal targets

IMF chief called the growth-vs-austerity fight a "false debate" on Monday and urged some flexibility for having trouble meeting .