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IMF expert considers Vietnam bright spot in world economy
14-04-2023 15:25
Vietnam’s 8 per cent growth in 2022 was a bright spot of the region and the world, said Daniel Leigh, head of the World Economic Studies division in the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Research Department, which produces the World Economic Outlook (WEO).
World Bank, IMF spring meetings to get underway in complex economic environment
10-04-2023 14:15
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund's spring meetings get underway later this week with an ambitious reform and fundraising agenda likely to be overshadowed by concerns over high inflation, rising geopolitical tension and financial stability.
IMF lowers economic growth forecast for ASEAN region
31-01-2023 16:34
Singapore and other Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economies are seeing downgrades to their 2023 growth outlooks because slowing global growth will outweigh the positive impact from China's economic reopening, International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said on January 31.
IMF commends Vietnam’s macro-economic stabilisation policies
10-01-2023 14:26
Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Antoinette Sayeh has lauded Vietnam for its high economic growth and controlled inflation over the past years despite global uncertainties.
IMF chief warns of bigger chance world growth slows below 2%
02-12-2022 12:02
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warned Thursday that the chance of global growth dropping below two percent -- last seen during the coronavirus outbreak and the global financial crisis of 2009 -- is increasing as major economies slow.
Sustaining economic recovery and prospects for growth in 2023
22-11-2022 20:09
Flexible policies and a successful COVID-19 vaccination campaign have resulted in impressive progress in Vietnam’s economic prospects this year. But the road ahead is paved with challenges. Risks to growth in the future, largely related to external factors, have multiplied.
Asia sails into headwinds of rate hikes, war and China slowdown
02-11-2022 08:00
Asia’s strong economic rebound early this year is losing momentum. We have cut growth forecasts for Asia and the Pacific to 4 per cent this year and 4.3 per cent next year, which are well below the 5.5 per cent average over the last two decades. Despite this, Asia remains a relative bright spot in an increasingly dimming global economy.
Outlining nation’s economic priorities
18-07-2022 11:05
Vietnam’s economy is bouncing back thanks to a wide range of drivers. Era Dabla-Norris, assistant director of the Asia Pacific Department, and mission chief for Vietnam at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), talked with VIR’s Thanh Tung about how the country can grow further with fresh momentum.
Inflationary pressures stalking national economy
03-05-2022 23:47
Vietnam is being warned of an inflation increase this year due to great pressure on rising prices of commodities used for domestic production, affecting consumption recovery and growth.
IMF extends credit to Mozambique after debt scandal
30-03-2022 16:11
The International Monetary Fund has extended a credit facility to Mozambique, the first non-Covid related, since it pulled the plug over a $2-billion hidden debt scandal six years ago.
IMF downgrades Indonesia’s economic growth to 5.4 percent in 2022
26-03-2022 17:28
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its economic growth forecast for Indonesia in 2022 to 5.4 percent, 0.2 percent lower than its previous projection.
IMF head urges COP26 leaders to ramp up climate ambition
01-11-2021 10:00
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Sunday urged world leaders gathered at the COP26 summit in Glasgow to show greater policy ambition, calling climate change a "grave threat to macroeconomic and financial stability."
Vietnam may receive $1.56 billion from $650 billion IMF special drawing rights
05-08-2021 11:50
The board of governors of the International Monetary Foundation (IMF) has approved a general allocation of special drawing rights (SDR) equivalent to $650 billion on August 2 to boost global liquidity. Vietnam could be one of the emerging countries receiving support from this package.
IMF proposes $50 bn plan to end the pandemic: official
21-05-2021 19:43
The IMF on Friday proposed $50 billion plan to end the Covid-19 pandemic, with a target of vaccinating at least 40 percent of the world's population by the end of 2021.
RCEP shows regional strong commitment to liberal trade: IMF
15-04-2021 10:47
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) sends a very powerful message of the region's commitment to open and liberal trade, an official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.
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