IMF says Greek talks gaining momentum as default looms April 20, 2015 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) official has said the Greek debt negotiations have stepped up a gear recently – and there's hope for a positive outcome as the prospect of a default draws closer. "There has been a little bit more impetus in the negotiations between the three institutions and the Greek government for several days," the [...]
IMF official: The risk of a Greek exit from the Eurozone should not be underestimated April 17, 2015 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) "doesn't expect a Greek exit from the euro", Poul Thomsen, one of its top officials, said a press conference today. However, he added that risks of a Grexit should "not be underestimated". The press conference came just over a day after the FT reported the IMF had "persuaded" the Greek government [...]
Greek bond yields soar on IMF rumours April 16, 2015 Yields on Greek 10-year bonds soared to 12.8 per cent in late morning, after reports suggested the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has rejected informal requests to delay loan repayments. Yields on its three-year notes rose to 26.43 per cent, after the FT reported this morning that the IMF had “persuaded” the Greek government not to make [...]
IMF: “Complex forces” drive mature market growth, dampen emerging markets in 2015-2016 April 14, 2015 There are “complex forces” across the world that could lead to “uneven” growth over the next year, the IMF has warned. Overall global growth is forecast at 3.5 per cent in 2015 and 3.8 per cent in 2016 – but beneath these top line figures there will be a huge variety. The two biggest [...]
IMF’s Christine Lagarde on the three big risks to the global economy April 9, 2015 Christine Lagarde, managing director of the IMF, has said that the global economy risks slipping into a "new mediocre" which implies a prolonged period of low economic growth. "[The] global recovery continues, but it is moderate, and uneven," she said ahead of the release of the IMF's economic forecasts next week. The last forecasts released in [...]
IMF warns world facing prolonged period of low growth April 7, 2015 The IMF has warned countries across the world face a prolonged period of low economic growth, due to the effects of an ageing population, and urged governments to take the steps necessary to combat this. "In advanced economies, this decline started as far back as early 2000s and worsened with the global financial crisis. In [...]
IMF happy to cooperate with China-led infrastructure fund March 23, 2015 THE International Monetary Fund will be “delighted” to cooperate with the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), said IMF managing director Christine Lagarde yesterday. Lagarde added that there is “massive” room for cooperation with AIIB on infrastructure financing. The World Bank will also cooperate with the AIIB, Lagarde told a conference in Beijing. Her comments [...]
Christine Lagarde: IMF would be “delighted” to work with China-led AIIB March 22, 2015 China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has hoovered up yet more support, after the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Christine Lagarde said there was “massive” room for cooperation between the two. Managing director Lagarde told a conference in Beijing the IMF would be “delighted” to work with the AIIB on infrastructure financing, according to Reuters. [...]
Dominique Strauss-Kahn trial: Prosecutor calls for pimping charges to be dropped against former IMF chief February 17, 2015 A French prosecutor has called for Dominique Strauss-Kahn to be acquitted of aggravated pimping charges. Prosecutor Frederic Fevre said “neither the judicial enquiry nor the hearing” had proved that the former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief had provided prostitutes to sex parties. Fevre’s request came the day after two former prostitutes dropped a civil [...]
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn trial over pimping charges begins today February 2, 2015 The trial against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn for charges relating to pimping begins in France today. Strauss-Kahn, who was once considered a contender for French president, is accused of aggravated pimping and involvement in a prostitution ring that was run from a luxury hotel in Lille. The economist, known as DSK, has [...]