A dazed middle class suffered ruin, as the International Monetary Fund insisted that the government make misery-inducing budget cuts in exchange for a bailout.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/business/economy/imf-world-bank-sovereign-debt.html

Analysts attributed the record drop — which is 7.04pc — to the government’s impasse with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source: https://thefrontierpost.com/rupee-tumbles-by-nearly-rs19-against-dollar/

AN International Monetary Fund(IMF) mission has arrived in Lusaka to commence the first review of Zambia’s IMF Program under an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement, and Article IV consultations.

Source: https://www.mwebantu.com/imf-mission-jets-in-zambia-for-first-review-discussions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=imf-mission-jets-in-zambia-for-first-review-discussions

As global borrowing costs rise, India - whose neighbours Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh have all sought International Monetary Fund support in recent months - wants to put debt relief at the forefront of discussions at the finance talks.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/debt-focus-g20-finance-chiefs-meet-india-3282281?cid=cna_flip_070214

China is expected to hand over its letter of support for financing and debt restructuring of Sri Lanka, to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Sunday, the Hindustan Times reported.

Source: https://www.onlanka.com/news/sri-lankas-debt-restructuring-china-expected-to-inform-its-support-to-imf-today.html

Eye Radio’s unsuccessful attempts to get a response from both the government and the International Monetary Fund have delayed the publication of this story.

Source: https://www.eyeradio.org/heres-how-juba-spent-2020-2021-imf-loan-report-2/

Has aid from the International Monetary Fund come through?

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/explained-the-calm-after-the-storm-for-pakistan/article67035198.ece

Immigration that fills gaps in the domestic jobs market can help push down UK inflation, the deputy head of the International Monetary Fund has said.

Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2023/06/08/imf-suggests-immigration-could-help-uk-with-inflation-and-labor-shortage?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss

India was expected to support Banga’s candidacy, according to Krishnamurthy Subramanian, the former top economic adviser to the Indian government who now serves as India’s executive director at the International Monetary Fund.

Source: https://business.inquirer.net/388098/biden-nominates-former-mastercard-ceo-ajay-banga-to-head-world-bank

Inflation has risen to a 48-year high in crisis-hit Pakistan, where the International Monetary Fund is visiting for urgent talks, according to data released on Wednesday by the country's statistics bureau.

Source: https://www.legit.ng/business-economy/1517626-pakistan-inflation-rises-48-year-high-imf-visits/

International Monetary Fund (IMF) showed that the price to generate the same amount of nominal growth from 2015 to 2016 more than tripled the cost in 2008.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/02/beijing-economy-playbook-gdp-household-consumption/

ISLAMABAD (INP): The government of Pakistan on Thursday fulfilled an important condition of International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

Source: https://thefrontierpost.com/pak-fulfills-condition-of-fatf-imf/

• It was another busy week in economic news as China experienced slight deflation in October and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its 2023 GDP forecast for China from 5.0% to 5.4%.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/23f1e50294a87d57?ref=ff

Labour markets across many countries also remain significantly tight, although global economic growth is forecast by many banks and organisations like the International Monetary Fund to slow in 2024.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/markets/article-12863391/SThree-cautions-soft-trading-remains-ahead-STEM-hiring-slows.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

LONDON – Global financial regulators and the International Monetary Fund on Thursday set out a roadmap to coordinate measures that stop cryptoassets from undermining macroeconomic and financial stability.

Source: https://business.inquirer.net/419658/imf-and-regulators-set-out-roadmap-to-contain-crypto-risks

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, addresses the media on the fourth day of the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank, following last month’s deadly earthquake, in Marrakech, Morocco, Oct 12, 2023.

Source: https://business.inquirer.net/426070/israel-hamas-conflict-is-new-cloud-darkening-economic-outlook-imf-chief

Meanwhile, according to a recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) report, Guyana is projected to grow about 59.5 per cent this year with the potential to surpass this prediction due to achievements to date.

Source: https://guyanachronicle.com/2023/12/11/new-hayven-merchant-bank-launches-25m-fund-for-small-businesses/

Meanwhile, there are growing fears about Ethiopia’s amid its ongoing talks to secure a $2 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund.

Source: https://qz.com/brics-invites-6-new-countries-to-join-bloc-1850770154

Next week, I guess, the International Monetary Fund will also disclose that, despite the reduction, Peru will grow more than medium and large countries of the region this year,"

Source: https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-bcr-perus-economy-projected-to-grow-26-in-2023-934058.aspx

Nigeria is currently battling with about N87tn debt, which the International Monetary Fund said was “manageable,” but noted that the interest payment was high for the country.

Source: https://punchng.com/fg-in-talks-with-wbank-for-1-5bn-budget-support-loan-edun/