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Global growth will be disappointing in 2016: IMF’s Lagarde

30/12/2015(0)
Global economic growth will be disappointing next year and the outlook for the medium-term has also deteriorated, the head of the International Monetary Fund said in a guest article ... Read More
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IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Welcomes U.S. Congressional Approval of the 2010 Quota and Governance Reforms

21/12/2015(0)
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), today welcomed the adoption of legislation by the U.S. Congress to authorize the 2010 Quota and Governance Reforms. ... Read More
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IMF head Lagarde to face French trial over Tapie affair

18/12/2015(0)
Christine Lagarde accused of negligence over €400m payout to businessman Bernard Tapie, who supported Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007 presidential race. Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, ... Read More
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World GDP is Falling–If Measured at Market Exchange Rates

16/12/2015(0)
IMF statistics show that world GDP fell 4.9% from 2014 to 2015 which is almost as severe a drop as occurred from 2008-2009. Check out the bottom rows of ... Read More
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Egypt expects $1.5 billion in aid by year-end; President in Greece for energy

08/12/2015(0)
Egypt expects to receive $1.5 billion from the World Bank and African Development Bank by year-end to support the budget and could discuss potential IMF financing once parliament convenes, ... Read More
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IMF’s Executive Board Completes Review of SDR Basket, Includes Chinese Renminbi

01/12/2015(0)
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the regular five-yearly review of the basket of currencies that make up the Special Drawing Right (SDR). A ... Read More
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What Will It Mean If the Yuan Gets Reserve-Currency Status?

30/11/2015(0)
At least $1 trillion of global reserves may migrate to yuan Successful bid would boost Xi’s economic reform efforts International Monetary Fund representatives have given China strong signals that the yuan ... Read More
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Asia shares fall on China caution, yuan jumpy ahead of IMF decision

30/11/2015(0)
Asian shares fell on Monday as Chinese stocks extended last week’s sharp losses, while the yuan bounced in volatile trade hours ahead of an IMF decision on whether to ... Read More
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Egypt’s new central bank chief faces bitter pill of currency devaluation or IMF aid

19/11/2015(0)
Spare a kind thought for the travails that Tarek Amer, the newly appointed governor of Egypt’s central bank, will be facing when he formally takes up his post on ... Read More
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IMF’s Lagarde Discusses Economic Challenges with GCC Countries

09/11/2015(0)
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today at the conclusion of a meeting in Qatar with the finance ministers and ... Read More
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