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IMF warns Coronavirus crisis could tip 90 million into ‘extreme deprivation’
More than 90 million people could be forced into "extreme deprivation" this year as developing and emerging economies are hit hardest by…
Climate change is a serious threat to global growth – IMF
Climate change poses a serious threat to global growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Monday, urging the world's…
Invest aid funds selectively to overcome crisis – IMF
Governments need to invest aid funds more selectively to overcome the coronavirus crisis in the long term, International Monetary Fund Managing Director…
IMF says $10 trillion spent to combat pandemic, far more needed
Governments around the world have spent $10 trillion in fiscal actions to respond to the novel coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout,…
Another dire forecast by IMF
The head of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, warned on Friday that economic forecasts could be revised down even further. The…
IMF head calls for Brexit trade talk extension
The IMF has suggested the UK and the EU should "not to add to uncertainty" from coronavirus by refusing to extend the…
IMF says Asia will suffer zero economic growth this year
Asia’s economic growth this year will grind to a halt for the first time in 60 years, as the coronavirus crisis takes…
World facing worst recession since the Great Depression – IMF
The world is heading for the deepest economic slump since the Great Depression, with Britain set to experience the biggest recession in…
Malta: Failure to fight money-laundering ‘could threaten financial stability’ – IMF
Failure to tackle “significant” deficiencies in Malta’s anti-money laundering regime could potentially threaten financial stability, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.…
IMF calls for stronger financial integrity and operational independence in Maltese financial services regulation
Fund welcomes Government’s measures aimed at limiting and containing the adverse social and economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak In its assessment…
IMF predicts global growth to increase from 2.9 percent to 3.3 percent in 2020
The IMF predicts that the global growth is expected to increase modestly from 2.9 percent in 2019 to 3.3 percent in 2020…
IMF lauds Malta’s economic growth but warns of dependency on foreign workers while highlighting anti-money laundering deficiencies
In a wide-ranging assessment of the Maltese economic and financial sector, the International Monetary Fund has praised Malta’s rapid economic growth, job…