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Georgieva's future at IMF still unclear after marathon board meeting

Some European governments backed the Bulgarian economist to remain IMF chief at Friday's marathon meeting, according to people familiar the matter.

IMF's Georgieva wins some European backing as board debates her future

France, Britain, Germany and Italy were expected to back Georgieva

IMF board says needs more time to weigh data-rigging details

The IMF says it needs more time to weigh its response to a law firm's findings that the agency's managing director was involved in data-rigging at the World Bank when she was a top official there

Joe Biden's team debates IMF chief's fate as board probes ethics scandal

Some staff at the fund, which employs about 2,700 people, have lost confidence in Georgieva, says a Bloomberg report.

IMF sees inflation subsiding in 2022, supply risks may keep it elevated

Emerging market and developing economies will see inflation declining to about 4% next year after peaking at 6.8% this fall

BS Views of the Week: Looking beyond net-zero, and making NMP a success

Emerging market 'cryptoization' threatens financial stability: IMF

The IMF said that unsound macroeconomic policies and inefficient payment systems are among the drivers of cryptocurrency adoption in emerging economies

A coup attempt at the IMF

The efforts now underway to remove Kristalina Georgieva are not only unjust, but could hamstring the Fund's management for years to come

IMF's Georgieva accuses former World Bank Prez Kim's office of manipulation

Georgieva said her effort to prevent Hong Kong data from being added to China's Doing Business ranking demonstrated her concern for preserving the integrity of World Bank data.

IMF board gets initial briefing on Georgieva role in China rigging scandal

The board agreed to meet again soon for further discussions, an IMF spokesperson said, but gave no specific date.

IMF chief accused of influencing ease of business report in China's favour

Kristalina Georgieva denies she had applied pressure on staff of World Bank, when she worked there, to boost China's ranking in the report.

IMF suspends its engagement with Afghanistan until clarity on Taliban govt

The IMF has said its engagement with Afghanistan will remain suspended until there is clarity within the international community on the recognition of the government led by the Taliban.

Down the pipeline: India's struggle with asset monetisation

Govt plan to raise Rs 6 trillion by offering roads, railway stations, airports and other assets could be hard to achieve

International Monetary Fund hikes SDR allocation to India

SDR is an alternate reserve currency floated by the IMF

IMF blocks Afghanistan's access to emergency reserves worth $460 mn

IMF has announced to block Afghanistan's access to the emergency reserve worth $460 mn as the Taliban's control over the country has drawn uncertainty for the country's future, media report said

Growth optimism: Will govt's own investment and exports be enough?

A step jump in medium-term growth rates, of the kind projected, needs all four engines of the economy to be firing. But the govt seems to have bet on just two, writes T N Ninan

IMF board approves policy reforms to support recovery of low-income nations

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund has approved a set of policy reforms to the concessional lending facilities to better support the recovery of low-income countries from Covid-19

IMF to keep 2021 global growth forecast at 6%: Managing Director

Georgieva, speaking at an online event sponsored by the Peterson Institute for International Economics, said that economic recovery will be held back unless the pace of Covid-19 vaccination picks up

IMF calls for urgent action to address worsening 'two-track' recovery

As G20 finance ministers and central bank governors are set to gather later this week, the International Monetary Fund called for urgent action to address a worsening 'two-track' recovery

Unequal access to vaccines skews global recovery: IMF chief economist

Right now what we are seeing is highly unequal access to vaccinations, IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath