The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Samoa on January 16, 2025 and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting on a lapse-of-time basis.

The IMF delegation is set to visit Pakistan twice before June to review economic performance and discuss key financial targets. Successful talks could lead to the release of a $1 billion loan tranche.

Greece's economy is projected to grow 2.1% in 2025, mainly driven by investment, the International Monetary Fund mission said on Thursday, adding that any crisis in major euro area countries as well as global uncertainties could hamper growth.

The International Monetary Fund, IMF, and the World Trade Organisation, WTO, both have a remit to monitor and review the economic developments and policies of their members. The aim, for the IMF, is to ensure that countries manage their economies and finances well to prevent financial instabilities both nationally and internationally.

Russia’s representative to the International Monetary Fund’s executive board has received permission by Washington to move to the US, a reprieve from sanctions imposed in response to the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

The International Monetary Fund has warned that US economic policies under incoming president Donald Trump could hit the rest of the world and ultimately backfire on the US. The IMF says a threatened wave of tariffs could make trade tensions worse, lower investment, hit market pricing, distort trade flows and disrupt supply chains.

El Salvador bought 11 Bitcoin worth more than $1 million at the time of writing—despite pressure from the IMF to back off BTC.

The IMF said it had revised up both its 2024 and 2025 GDP targets by 0.4 percentage points but warned that growth in China would slow to 3.3% by 2029 due to an aging population and slower ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2024 Article IV consultation with the Republic of Kazakhstan on a lapse of time basis on November 27, 2024.

Rising geopolitical tensions and the breakout of war have further intensified underlying fissures in the global economy.

While much of the world was thrilled by the 2022 release of ChatGPT, and with it the dawning of a new era of technology, the reaction in the Philippines was closer to fear. Consultancy firms and banks warned that generative AI,