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Pakistan to continue talks with IMF on bailout over weekend

Things went off the track after the IMF insisted on inclusion of some new conditions in the programme, which appeared unreasonable.

US-China trade tensions 'threat to the global economy': IMF

Renewed tensions between the two economic superpowers were hanging over the negotiations that were set to resume later May 9 and IMF spokesman Gerry Rice renewed the call for a 'speedy resolution'.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde says US-China tensions 'threat' to world economy

The countries have been locked in talks to resolve tensions that have seen both of them impose tariffs on goods worth $360 billion.

Iran sanctions, unrest hit Mideast growth: IMF

The IMF forecasts the economy in Iran, the second largest in the region behind Saudi Arabia, will shrink by 6.0 percent this year after contracting by 3.9 percent in 2018.

IMF gives Mozambique $118 million for Cyclone Idai rebuilding

The World Bank estimates the affected countries will need over $2 billion to recover.

Macro Mantra | Why it will be difficult for the next government to push growth

The gravity of economic problems shows that the next government will find it very difficult to rally the usual macroeconomic responses to support growth.

Macro Meter | Why is investment growth so tepid?

The tailwind to increasing investment rates from declining capital goods prices has petered out

Pakistan set to sign $6-8 billion bailout deal with IMF, says Finance Minister Asad Umar

He said the International Monetary Fund package would ease off pressure from the country's dwindling foreign reserves.

3 Point Analysis | The Bretton Woods twins meeting

Sakshi Batra does a 3 Point Analysis of the observations of the IMF meeting and what does that imply about global growth.

IMF & World Bank hint at delicate year ahead as central banks fight slowdown

Trade rows cloud global economy as officials fret over slowdown

The global expansion, now seen at its most sluggish pace in three years, is likely to firm up next year, but central banks and fiscal authorities have limited policy options to drive a rebound, officials said in the joint communique of the International Monetary Fund's steering committee.

G-20 chiefs: World economic growth to revive later this year

Global finance leaders gathered from the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank agree that the global economy has lost momentum this year.

Auto tariff war would hurt more than US-China fight: IMF chief economist

Gopinath told Reuters in an interview that such a conflict would affect exports from many more countries and impose retaliatory duties on U.S. goods from numerous trading partners.

FM Arun Jaitley to attend annual IMF-World Bank meeting

This is Jaitley's first official overseas trip since his kidney transplant in mid-May last year.

India has scope for reducing untargeted food, fertiliser subsidies: IMF

"When one looks at some of the populist proposals announced by political parties during this election season, the important thing is to look at the benefits but also look at the costs and to look at the details," Paolo Mauro, Deputy Director, the International Monetary Fund's Fiscal Affairs Department, told reporters at a news conference here on Wednesday.

India needs to bolster level of capitalisation of government-owned banks: IMF

Anna Ilyina, Division Chief of IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department, said Wednesday that bolstering the level of capitalisation was one of the recommendations of the Financial Sector Assessment Programme (FSAP) for India.

No transactions with Venezuela while leadership in doubt: IMF

The country's leadership has been in question since late January when national assembly leader Juan Guaido challenged embattled President Nicolas Maduro as the country's acute economic crisis worsened.

Editor's Take | IMF cuts India's GDP forecast

Vaibhavi Khanwalkar gets in a conversation with Moneycontrol's Deputy Exective Editor, Ravi Krishnan to find out what it means for the Indian economy.

What the IMF says about the outlook for the Indian economy

Lower oil prices will be a windfall for India

Some reforms in India show benefits of digitalisation: IMF

According to the Fiscal Monitor report, studies on public procurement show that the design of procedures can have a significant impact on the prices and quality of products.

India to grow at 7.3% in 2019 and 7.5% in 2020: IMF

In 2018, India's growth rate was 7.1 percent, as against China's 6.6 percent. In 2019, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected a growth rate of 6.3 percent for China and 6.1 percent in 2020, according to the latest World Economic Outlook projections released ahead of the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

Egypt to slash fuel subsidies as it nears end of IMF programme

Fuel prices have increased steadily over the past three years.

Pakistan finance minister Asad Umar rules out further devaluation

Consumer price inflation rose in March to its highest since November 2013. Energy costs in particular have risen sharply, hit by a series of a devaluations.

'Precarious' global rebound expected in late 2019: IMF's Christine Lagarde

In a speech ahead of next week's spring meetings in Washington with the World Bank, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said the world economy was vulnerable to shocks from Brexit, high debt levels and trade tensions, as well as unease on financial markets.

US-China trade tensions could cut Asia's economic growth by 0.5% point: IMF

Zhang Tao, deputy managing director at the IMF, made the comments at the Boao Forum.