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IMF calls for labour market reform to boost jobs

April 7th, 2016 (0)
Reforms include higher public spending to help the jobless find work, cutting benefits to encourage the jobless to take low-paid work and cutting taxes The protracted weakness of the global economy has highlighted the need for lower taxes on employment and ...

Christine Lagarde: IMF chief says ‘we are on alert’ when assessing risks to global growth

April 6th, 2016 (0)
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde amped up calls for stronger action by world’s economies to boost growth, warning that downside risks were increasing without decisive action. In a speech at Goethe University of Frankfurt on 5 April, ...

Greece’s Path to New IMF Loan Grows Even Rockier Following Leak

April 5th, 2016 (0)
IMF officials discussed smaller surplus target, WikiLeaks says Fund has been pushing euro-area nations to offer debt relief Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras may be alienating the International Monetary Fund just when he needs it most. The IMF has ...

IMF warns that an economic crisis in China could cause global recession again

April 5th, 2016 (0)
An economic crisis in China could result in a world-wide recession, warned the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This was because China’s financial links with the rest of the global economy was set to increase, the organisation said ahead of ...

IMF and China’s State Administration of Taxation Strengthen Technical Cooperation on Tax Policy and Administration Reform in China

March 28th, 2016 (0)
China’s State Administration of Taxation (SAT) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) signed today in Washington a Letter of Understanding (LOU) on a technical cooperation project on advancing tax policy and administration reform in China. IMF Deputy Managing Director ...

Fitch reports about Cyprus’s decision to exit its three-year EU-IMF programme

March 17th, 2016 (0)
Fitch: Cash Buffer, Debt Management Support Cyprus Programme Exit Cyprus’s decision to exit its three-year EU-IMF programme ahead of schedule without a precautionary post-programme credit line reflects the sovereign’s comfortable cash position and strong debt management, which limit refinancing ...

IMF urges action as risks to the world economy rise

March 9th, 2016 (0)
Collective action is needed to boost the global economy, with volatile financial markets and low commodity prices creating fresh concerns about its health, the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday. In a ...

Group of Twenty IMF Surveillance Note

February 25th, 2016 (0)
The global recovery has weakened further amid increasing financial turbulence and falling asset prices. Activity softened towards the end of 2015 and the valuation of risky assets has dropped sharply, especially in advanced economies, increasing the likelihood of a further ...

IMF Executive Board Initiates Selection Process for Next Managing Director

January 21st, 2016 (0)
The Dean of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mr. Aleksei Mozhin, made the following statement on January 20: “I am very pleased to announce that the Executive Board has adopted an open, merit-based, and transparent ...

IMF:Weak Pickup in Global Growth, with Risks Pivoting to Emerging Markets

January 19th, 2016 (0)
Global growth forecast revised down—3.4 percent in 2016 and 3.6 percent in 2017 Emerging market and developing economies facing increased challenges Key risks relate to China slowdown, stronger dollar, geopolitical tensions, renewed global risk aversion The pickup in global ...
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