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Lebanon hopes for new staff-level agreement with IMF

Isabel Schnabel to leave ECB board early for senior role at IMF

Isabel Schnabel’s (centre) premature exit adds urgency to the 2027 leadership shakeup at the Frankfurt-based ECB.

IMF’s Georgieva says global economy weathering energy shock, sees fiscal concerns

A motorist filling his car with fuel in Britain on March 5, a week after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran.

Bolivia ousts economy minister after lawmaker pressure, in blow to Paz

FILE PHOTO: Minister of Economy Jose Gabriel Espinoza speaks during an interview with Reuters, in La Paz, Bolivia, November 24, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Morales/File Photo

IMF staff to visit Senegal this week, reflecting progress toward new program

A street food vendor pushes her cart near Kermel Market in downtown Dakar, Senegal, May 21, 2025. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

The world’s superpowers are scrambling for an edge. It makes all of us less safe

Addressing economic issues could be the starting point to repairing the more recent geopolitical cracks, says the writer.

IMF appoints Silvana Tenreyro as chief economist, head of research

Silvana Tenreyro will take over as the IMF’s economic counselor and director of the research department on Aug 10.

Climate-vulnerable countries push for global funding framework

A new initiative seeks to address the financing gaps left by years of global crises, more frequent and extreme droughts, hurricanes or floods, and what some say is a mispricing of sovereign risk that pushes up poorer countries’ borrowing costs.

IMF cuts euro-zone growth forecasts again on energy inflation risks

Euro-zone growth is now forecast at 0.9 per cent this year, down from an April forecast of 1.1 per cent.

IMF chief warns world isn’t ready for shocks that are piling up

IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said the oganisation failed to recognize inequalities arising from globalisation and she wants to make sure it won’t happen with AI.

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