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IMF committee chairman says global economy resilient; delegates walk out on Russian official

Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan, who heads the IMF’s steering committee, said the important thing was that members ultimately agreed to the chair’s statement.

IMF members call for more support amid war shocks, ‘advanced intelligence’ risks

The member economies agreed to support countries that undertake reforms and address debt vulnerabilities.

IMF chief has ‘optimism’ and ‘worry’ after Bangkok annual meetings

IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said her organisation had a “responsibility” to help low-income countries struggling with price shocks stemming from the Iran war.

India expected to overtake Japan as world’s 4th largest economy in 2027: IMF

IMF Asia Director Krishna Srinivasan said India entered the current energy price shock caused by the US-Israel war on Iran from a strong position.

IMF chief says Saudi attacks could have negative spillover ‘everywhere’

International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva said the Saudi economy is important for the region and the world.

AI bubble risks worst S&P 500 crash since 2008, strategist says

Panmure Liberum’s Joachim Klement advises investors to develop contingency plans and timing tools that would help identify the start of a crash.

AI has potential to lift global growth by half a percentage point annually: IMF chief

IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva (right) at an Oct 7 fireside discussion with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and moderator and economics professor Danny Quah.

Record imports push US trade balance deep into the red in August

US imports increased 4.3% to an all-time high of US$420.8 billion (S$538 billion) in August.

IMF warns cost-of-living shocks cause ‘lasting deterioration’ in affordability

The Iran war has led to a spike in oil prices and has pushed global inflation.

US ‘severely disappointed’ in lack of G-20 consensus on overproduction

US trade representative Jamieson Greer speaks at a news conference during the G-20 trade ministerial in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Oct 1.

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