The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that its executive board had approved a loan to Egypt of about $3 billion over 46 months
Throwing light on the recent crypto meltdown, she said it was clear that internationally agreed standards of regulations had become necessary
Currently, the GIH's work is limited to acting as a knowledge sharing hub, to produce data and insights that inform policy and infrastructure delivery
The FCBD meeting is setting the agenda for the meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, scheduled to be held in Bengaluru in February
The International Monetary Fund has agreed to give Ghana $3 billion to try to get the West African nation's debt under control, restore financial stability and help people most at risk from rising prices and other economic problems. The announcement this week say follows IMF officials' two-week visit this month to Ghana's capital Accra, where they discussed support for the country's policy and reform plans with authorities. Ghana has been struggling with high public debt, rising inflation and a weakening currency. At a press conference Tuesday, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said Ghana was committed to the programme and will work towards meeting the demands. He said the agreement will help restore economic stability, tackle price spikes and strengthen the currency. The Ghanaian authorities have committed to a wide-ranging economic reform programme, which builds on the government's Post-COVID-19 Program for Economic Growth (PC-PEG) and tackles the deep challenges facing the country,
Total debt fell to 247 per cent of global gross domestic product last year, IMF data showed. That's 10 percentage points less than in 2020, but is still the second-highest reading in history
This means the government will stick to its fiscal consolidation road map, which envisages a deficit of 4.5 per cent of GDP by FY26
Police leveraging powers of the country's surveillance apparatus against protesters
'India's annual import cover comfortable; IMF does not consider external sector to be in a zone of vulnerability'
Trade spats could cut 1.5% from global GDP; 3% in Asia
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IMF blamed the darker outlook on tightening monetary policy triggered by persistently high and broad-based inflation, weak growth momentum in China, and ongoing supply disruptions
Rising global borrowing costs are denting the finances of some of the most climate-vulnerable countries right when they most need money to fight the devastating impacts of global warming
Officials said IMF funds will be divided between the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF)
Bangladesh and the IMF on Wednesday reached a preliminary agreement under which the global lender will provide a USD 4.5 billion support package to stabilise its economy and protect the vulnerable people. The IMF agreement came months after discussions between the global lender and Bangladesh officials. Bangladesh is the third South Asian nation after Sri Lanka and Pakistan to secure a bailout package from the IMF to tide over the sharp rise in food and energy prices caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the global inflation due to the Russia-Ukraine war. The amount will be disbursed in seven installments till December 2026. The first installment of USD 447.48 million will be cleared in February next year, while the loan's interest rate would depend on the market rate at the time of maturity, Finance Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal told a news briefing after the signing of the agreement in Dhaka. Finance ministry officials calculated the interest rate to be around 2.2 per cent. "We
In a highly uncertain global economic environment, realistic growth projections would reduce risks
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released a regional economic outlook (REO) on Asia and Pacific, in which it cut the growth projections for the region
Services PMI released by credit rating agency S&P Global improved to 55.1 in October from 54.3 in September
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a report released on Friday that economic growth in the Asia and Pacific region is expected to slow down in 2022 and 2023