05-05-2011 08:53
Portugal is now the third eurozone country to take up rescue crutches, with the opposition signalling Wednesday it will go along with a 78-billion-euro EU-IMF deal to avoid debt default.
25-04-2011 10:04
Greek Prime Minister Georges Papandreou said Sunday his country will emerge from its economic crisis "despite the difficulties" that still confront it one year after a EU and IMF bailout.
23-04-2011 08:37
EU and IMF experts are to visit Romania next week for a first review of crisis loan arrangements, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday.
21-04-2011 08:49
Portugal, negotiating a debt rescue with the EU and IMF, raised one billion euros ($695 million) on Wednesday but had to pay much more as markets demanded record returns to hand over fresh cash.
20-04-2011 08:44
Top EU and IMF officials working on a debt rescue for Portugal worth some 80 billion euros Tuesday met leading unions and politicians who said new austerity measures should not kill off firms or lead to unemployment.
17-04-2011 21:22
Global finance chiefs have warned that rising food prices, unanswered joblessness, Mideast turmoil and weak finances in advanced economies could still derail economic recovery.
15-04-2011 09:09
The Group of 24 emerging and developing economies on Thursday rejected an International Monetary Fund plan for managing capital flows, saying measures should be up to the individual country to decide.
15-04-2011 08:40
Global finance chiefs moved to aid strife-torn North Africa Thursday as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank warned of more potential social unrest from high food prices and joblessness.
13-04-2011 21:51
Unhealthy European banks are the biggest threat to global financial stability, and they need to find fresh capital, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.
11-04-2011 10:00
Experts from the European Commission, European Central Bank and IMF will visit Lisbon this week for talks on an 80 billion euro bailout for Portugal, a commission spokesman said Sunday.
08-04-2011 08:00
US oil prices hit their highest level since September 2008 Thursday as the IMF warned that demand is outpacing the growth of global supplies.
08-04-2011 08:00
The International Monetary Fund warned Thursday that nations should brace for dwindling oil supplies that could drive prices skyward as demand increases, especially in emerging economies .
06-04-2011 09:00
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday endorsed capital controls for the first time, under certain conditions, in a package of proposals for governments to manage volatile capital inflows.
27-03-2011 12:51
The IMF approved a new €3.6 billion loan for cash-strapped Romania on Friday, and said it would make €1 billion available from a previously-announced loan.
24-03-2011 11:04
Vietnam ’s recent resolution to stabilise its macroeconomy showed the government’s determination to control the economy in the current situation, said an IMF official.