Venezuela, a country subject to Western sanctions and saddled with billions in debt, was the biggest cause for optimism at last week's otherwise sombre
April 20, 2026
The International Monetary Fund will likely provide Venezuela with a financial support program as part of its re-engagement with the
April 18, 2026
The European Central Bank should lift its key interest rate twice this year to combat an energy-driven inflation surge, but should then reverse
April 17, 2026
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank said on Thursday they had resumed dealings with Venezuela, which had been paused since 2019.
April 17, 2026
Lebanese Finance Minister Yassine Jaber on Thursday said his government had good meetings this week with the International Monetary Fund and remained
April 17, 2026
Asia is more vulnerable to an energy shock than other regions because of its heavy reliance on Middle East fuel, an International Monetary Fund
April 16, 2026
The Bank of Japan can see through inflationary pressures from the war in the Middle East as any second-round effects on broader prices will be limited,
April 16, 2026
Ukraine's parliament passed one of a handful of tax laws on Tuesday as part of reforms required by the International Monetary Fund, lawmakers said, with more
April 07, 2026
Japan must respect central bank independence to prevent unwelcome rises in bond yields, former IMF chief economist Kenneth Rogoff told Prime Minister Sanae
April 08, 2026
The International Monetary Fund reached a staff-level pact with Sri Lanka, which will unlock financing of about $700 million once approved, the lender said on
April 09, 2026
International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said the global lender expected near-term demand for IMF financial support to rise
April 09, 2026
Central bankers must be prepared to tighten monetary policy to avoid an inflationary spiral if war-driven energy price shocks are
April 09, 2026
The International Monetary Fund said on Friday its executive board has agreed to retain the current floor for precautionary balances, which consist of general and
April 11, 2026
Alarm over the impact of the Iran war on the global economy grew on Monday with more countries announcing emergency support measures to combat rising energy
April 13, 2026
Higher oil prices caused by the war in the Middle East https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/ could raise inflation rates in Ukraine by
April 14, 2026
Euro zone growth will slow this year and inflation surge, forcing the European Central Bank to lift interest rates, even if the economic disruptions caused by the Iran
April 14, 2026
The International Monetary Fund is not seeing evidence of a wage-price spiral in Britain at the moment, and the Fund anticipates only a small increase in core
April 14, 2026
Central banks may need to inflict much more economic pain to control inflation fueled by a long Middle East war than they did to control the spike in
April 14, 2026
The World Bank could mobilize $80 billion to $100 billion in funding over the next 15 months for countries hit hard by the war in the
April 15, 2026
The IMF is letting Egypt tap about $2.3 billion more from its loan program after it says reforms are steadying the economy
February 26, 2026
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November 24, 2025
The International Monetary Fund said on Monday it planned an "intensive program of engagement" with Syria to help it rebuild its economy, but a statement issued
November 17, 2025
The International Monetary Fund mission launched talks on Monday with Ukraine on a new lending programme critical to its wartime fortunes, as Kyiv
November 17, 2025
Global ratings agency Fitch affirmed Ukraine's long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating at "restricted default" on Friday, saying it would remain unchanged until the country
November 14, 2025
The International Monetary Fund said it was closely monitoring developments in Jamaica and Haiti on Thursday following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, adding that
November 13, 2025
The International Monetary Fund is seeing signs of strain in the U.S. economy with fourth-quarter growth likely decelerating from previous forecasts, but a lack
November 13, 2025
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