international monetary fund
- Middle East
Lebanon faces multiple challenges in unlocking IMF aid
Beirut: Lebanon has multiple challenges to meet before unlocking aid by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), experts have said. The first challenge is that the cabinet needs to present a comprehensive strategy…
- India
Indian economy bounced back well from COVID-19, says World Bank
Washington: India’s economy has bounced back amazingly from the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown over the last one year, but it is not out of the woods yet, according to the World Bank,…
- Top Stories
IMF backs Centre’s farm laws, says ‘significant step for agriculture reforms’
Washington: The IMF believes the farm bills passed by the Indian government have the potential to represent a significant step forward for agricultural reforms, but a social safety net is needed to…
- Business
IMF urges policymakers to consider rising power of big successful companies
Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the rising power of big successful companies across the world could lower capital investment, weaken productivity and reduce people’s take-home pay. While the…
- Stock Market
US-China trade tensions to dent business and financial market sentiment: IMF
Washington: While the impact of US-China trade tensions on global growth is relatively modest at this time, the latest escalation can significantly dent business and financial market sentiment, the International Monetary Fund…
- Business
IMF says rise in real investment coincided with large drops in price of machinery and equipment
Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that trade tensions and sluggish productivity growth can slow the decline in relative prices of machinery and equipment, which may hold back investment growth…
- Business
Joint action needed to bridge the gap in SDG financing: IMF
Washington: Policymakers worldwide need to engage in collective action and support the goal of delivering education, health, power, roads, water, and sanitation to growing populations, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).…
- Business
Slowdown in global growth, trade to hit emerging market economies: RBI Governor Das
Washington: The biggest risk facing emerging market economies is growing evidence that global growth and trade is weakening, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has said. At the same time,…
