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"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

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

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

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

Business / 24 Jul

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

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

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

Trade tensions emerging at 'frustrating moment'

Business / 26 Jun

IMF director Christine Lagarde met Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at Government Buildings

Ireland must plan for economic shocks - Lagarde

Brexit / 25 Jun

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

Key dates in Greece's debt crisis

Greece / 22 Jun

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

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

Argentina and IMF agree on $50 billion loan

Business / 08 Jun

The IMF forecast that growth in advanced European economies would slow to 2.3% this year from 2.4% in 2017

Europe not using good economic growth to reform - IMF

Business / 15 May

The IMF has forecast that the Irish economy will by 4.5% this year and 4% next year

IMF sees boost from Trump tax reforms wearing off

Business / 17 Apr

IMF chief Christine Lagarde says 'history shows that import restrictions hurt everyone, especially poorer consumers'

IMF chief warns against trade protectionism

Business / 11 Apr

IMF chief Christine Lagarde says that forceful headwinds are threatening the global economy

IMF's Lagarde proposes 'rainy day fund' for euro zone

Business / 26 Mar

The IMF Has revised up its forecast for global growth to 3.9% for both 2018 and 2019

IMF revises up global growth forecasts

Business / 22 Jan

The IMF loans were originally to fall due from January 2021 to December 2023, while the due date for the bilateral loans was September 2019 to May 2021

Ireland repays €5.5 billion of bailout loans early

Business / 20 Dec 17

IMF managing director Christine Lagarde said that Brexit is already having an adverse impact on the UK economy

IMF downgrades UK economic outlook on Brexit

Business / 20 Dec 17

IMF warns of impact of a 'disruptive' Brexit

IMF says Europe's growth more durable

Business / 13 Nov 17

It hasn't gone away... the cost of the bank bailout

Business / 24 Oct 17

IMF urged to abandon its 'outdated' insistence on 'Wild West' privatisation, market deregulation and austerity

IMF 'undermining UN human rights and development goals'

News / 19 Oct 17

The IMF has upgraded its euro zone growth forecast despite Brexit uncertainty.

IMF improves its global growth forecasts

Business / 11 Oct 17

The findings of the IMF were generally positive, suggesting monetary conditions were helped

Nothing cold about sub-zero rates, IMF researchers find

Business / 04 Aug 17

The IMF confirmed it expected the euro zone to deliver solid growth of 1.9% in 2017 and that this would slow to 1.7% in 2018

IMF warns of 'significant downside' risks to euro zone

Business / 25 Jul 17

On the day, the euro is 0.09% higher against the dollar at $1.1649

Dollar falls to 13-month low ahead of Fed meeting

Business / 25 Jul 17

The growth forecast in the US has been revised down from 2.3% to 2.1% in 2017 and from 2.5% to 2.1% in 2018

IMF reduces growth forecasts for US and UK

Business / 24 Jul 17

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