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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.

IMF taps Alvaro Piris as new mission chief for Venezuela, Bloomberg News reports

A general view of Caracas, Venezuela January 10, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, May 30, 2026

FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates near a crude oil reserve in the Permian Basin oil field near Midland, Texas, U.S. February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Eli Hartman/File Photo

IMF, World Bank, others warn Middle East war is straining global energy supplies

FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates near a crude oil reserve in the Permian Basin oil field near Midland, Texas, U.S. February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Eli Hartman/File Photo

Firebrand PM's ouster complicates Senegal IMF talks, heightens bondholder risk

FILE PHOTO: Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko of the ruling party PASTEF (African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity) speaks during a political rally in Dakar, Senegal, November 8, 2025. REUTERS/Anait Miridzhanian/File Photo

EU must reform, consolidate, use joint debt to cope with spending needs, IMF says

The EU should integrate its energy markets, make it easier for citizens’ savings to flow across the bloc into profitable investments.

World Bank document shows 27 countries seeking to ensure access to crisis funds

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