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Argentina fell into its ninth sovereign default in May and is headed for an estimated 12% economic contraction this year

Argentina claims deal over $65bn debt pile

Business • 04 Aug

The IMF said the impact of Covid-19 on low income households was 'particularly acute'

IMF lowers 2020 growth forecasts again

Business • 24 Jun

Olli Rehn said the bloc's future as a political community was at stake

EU leaders must show solidarity with Covid-19 package

Business • 22 Apr

The Covid-19 crisis will take an 'unprecedented' toll on Asia's service sector and major export destinations, the IMF has said

Virus to halt Asia's growth for first time in 60 years

Business • 16 Apr

The countries to receive immediate debt relief are nearly all in Africa

IMF debt relief for 25 countries over Covid-19

Coronavirus • 14 Apr

170 of the International Monetary Fund's 180 members are experiencing a decline in per capita income due to Covid-19

IMF warns of worst recession since Great Depression

Business • 09 Apr

The IMF said the euro zone would grow by 1.2% this year, revising down its earlier estimates from April of 1.3%

IMF cuts euro zone growth forecasts

Business • 06 Nov 19

The International Monetary Fund's chief economist Gita Gopinath

IMF warns global outlook remains 'precarious'

Business • 15 Oct 19

New IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva

Georgieva announced as new IMF Managing Director

Business • 25 Sep 19

Argentina's central bank is now authorised to restrict purchases of dollars as it burns through its reserves in an effort to prop up the peso currency

Argentina returns to currency controls

Business • 02 Sep 19

China allowed the yuan to fall below seven to the dollar for the first time in about a decade yesterday

Trump shrugs off China trade war concerns

US • 06 Aug 19

The IMF has been at odds with US President Donald Trump over his use of tariffs to resolve trade imbalances

IMF sees dangers from trade tensions, overvalued dollar

Business • 17 Jul 19

Ms Lagarde said she had made the decision to quit in order to hasten the appointment of her successor as managing director of the fund

Lagarde to leave IMF in September

Business • 16 Jul 19

The IMF believes that monetary policy accommodation by the ECB remains necessary

IMF sees euro as undervalued - document

Business • 06 Jun 19

The IMF said Germany's short-term growth outlook remained good

IMF urges German banks to accelerate restructuring

Business • 17 May 19

International Monetary Fund's chief economist Gita Gopinath warns on the impact of a new trade war

Auto tariff war would hurt more than US-China fight

Business • 12 Apr 19

The UK's gross domestic product grew by 0.2% from January, the Office for National Statistics said

UK economy up as factories get Brexit stockpiling boost

Business • 10 Apr 19

IMF is predicting GDP growth of just 1.3% for the euro zone

Germany, Italy to weigh on euro zone growth - IMF

Business • 10 Apr 19

IMF has said it cannot predict all the effects of a no deal Brexit

No deal Brexit risks severe economic shock, IMF warns

Business • 09 Apr 19

The global economy will likely grow 3.3% this year, its slowest expansion since 2016, the IMF said today

Amid trade tensions & Brexit worries, IMF cuts outlook

Business • 09 Apr 19

The world's economic growth outlook is 'precarious' and vulnerable to trade, Brexit and financial market shocks, IMF chief Christine Lagarde saus

IMF's Lagarde says global growth outlook 'precarious'

Business • 02 Apr 19

The IMF said securing a trade deal would roughly halve the economic damage from trade barriers and reduced foreign investment and immigration

No-deal Brexit would cost Britain 6% of GDP, IMF warns

Business • 14 Nov 18

Italy's deputy Prime Ministers Matteo Salvini (L) and Luigi Di Maio have said their budget plans won't be changed

Italy rejects EU demands to revise big spending budget

Europe • 23 Dec 18

The IMF has urged Italy to 'prioritise measures that reduce fiscal deficits toward medium-term targets and lower debt'

IMF fears possible Italy 'contagion' to weaker states

Business • 08 Nov 18

Brexit deal 'within reach' next week, Barnier says

Brexit • 10 Oct 18

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