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IMF official says ‘premature’ to speak of Chinese crisis
China's economic slowdown and a sharp fall in its stock market herald not a crisis but a "necessary" adjustment for the world's second biggest economy, a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said on Saturday.
IMF freezes benchmark currency basket, defers any yuan addition
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday it will freeze its benchmark currency basket until October 2016, giving markets more time to adjust to the possible addition of China's yuan as part of a review of globa
Angela Merkel says expects Christine Lagarde to push for IMF role in Greece rescue
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she expected the IMF to participate in a new rescue package for Greece, saying the Washington-based institution's chief Christine Lagarde had promised to lobby for this with the IMF b
China joins currency party, ‘Market-oriented’ yuan spells more trouble for India
For India, the timing couldn’t have been worse since this will make Chinese exports to India even more competitive and, to the extent there is competitive devaluation by others, the export market gets that much more difficu
Chinese currency devaluation appears a welcome step: IMF
China devalued its tightly-controlled currency on Tuesday by two per cent, the biggest one-day fall since a massive devaluation in 1994, as the world's second largest economy grappled with economic slowdown and dwindling expo
Pakistan seeks further $502 mn loan tranche from IMF
Pakistan's finance minister said on Friday that IMF staff have completed their latest economic review, a step towards approval of a further $502 million tranche of its three-year extended fund facility.
Greece PM Alexis Tsipras gets backing for bailout; EU, IMF give green light
Greece Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won backing from lawmakers on Saturday for painful reform proposals aimed at obtaining a new international bailout, but he faced a rebellion in his own party that could threaten his majori
Drop the dots: IMF to US Federal Reserve
Now that International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde has told the US Federal Reserve to wait to raise interest rates, the IMF staff has followed up with suggestions that the US central bank remake its communications po
A messy Grexit, can be negative for risky assets: Anindya Banerjee
Economic forecasting is like driving through a mountainous stretch in a thick fog.
Greece to face IMF default on July 1 without a deal: IMF Chief
IMF Chief Christine Lagarde defended the IMF programme with Greece as "credible and flexible"
Greece’s last attempt to reach bailout deal with creditors fail
Talks on ending a deadlock between Greece and its international creditors broke up in failure on Sunday, with European leaders venting their frustration as Athens stumbled closer towards a debt default that threatens its futu
IMF: India mustn’t fritter away chance of reforms & spending
Even as it termed India a “bright growth spot” among emerging and developing economies, the IMF on Thursday said since the country...
India must sort out land acquisition issues, poor credit growth, says IMF
“We need to ensure better financing of infrastructure projects... (Also) there have been some instances where land acquisition by stealth had led to opposition from farmers and, in turn, created opportunities for politician
India to see investment, consumption powered growth, but must tackle headwinds first: IMF
However, to live up to expectations of being the 'new bright spot' in Asia, India must tackle headwinds, says IMF.
