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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

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

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

IMF sees euro as undervalued - document

Business / 06 Jun

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

IMF urges German banks to accelerate restructuring

Business / 17 May

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The IMF conducted a series of calculations of the impact from the trade tariffs that the US has already implemented and has threatened to impose

IMF cuts world economic growth forecasts as tariffs hit

Business / 09 Oct 18

"If it had been Lehman Sisters rather than Lehman Brothers, the world might well look a lot different today," IMF chief Christine Lagarde has said

IMF chief warns of waning commitment to regulation

Business / 05 Sep 18

Argentina's peso has lost more than 40% of its value against the US dollar so far this year

Argentina appeals for early €50bn bailout from IMF

Argentina / 30 Aug 18

The Venezuelan bolivar's buying power has plummeted as inflation soars

Venezuela heading for 1,000,000% hyperinflation - IMF

Business / 24 Jul 18

The loss in economic output for Ireland, in particular, could be as much as for Britain itself

IMF warns Ireland will feel Brexit effects the most

Business / 20 Jul 18

The IMF's updated World Economic Outlook has forecast global growth of 3.9% this year and next

IMF warns trade tensions could disrupt global growth

Business / 16 Jul 18

Christine Lagarde made her comments at a DCU conference in Dublin today

Trade tensions emerging at 'frustrating moment'

Business / 26 Jun 18

IMF director Christine Lagarde met Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at Government Buildings

Ireland must plan for economic shocks - Lagarde

Brexit / 25 Jun 18

Greece is due to leave its financial rescue programme on 20 August

Key dates in Greece's debt crisis

Greece / 22 Jun 18

Euro zone ministers resolve their differences over Greece's departure from its massive bailout programme

Greece crisis declared 'over' as EU agrees debt relief

Greece / 22 Jun 18

Argentia's currency weakened sharply recently in an investor exodus from emerging markets

Argentina and IMF agree on $50 billion loan

Business / 08 Jun 18

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