International Monetary Fund

Scott Bessent says the World Bank and IMF need a total overhaul: ‘Mission creep has knocked these institutions off course’
Economy

Scott Bessent says the World Bank and IMF need a total overhaul: ‘Mission creep has knocked these institutions off course’

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IMF deputy director Gita Gopinath on stage at Fortune Global Forum in New York.
Conferences

Recession could create an ‘abrupt shift’ in AI adoption: ‘That’s when you really see the effects of automation’

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November 12, 2024
The world’s $100 trillion fiscal timebomb keeps ticking
Finance

The world’s $100 trillion fiscal timebomb keeps ticking

By Craig Stirling and Bloomberg
October 19, 2024
World Bank logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen.
Finance

‘The world might become stuck in the slow lane’—World Bank warns of the consequences of sustaining elevated interest rates

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
June 11, 2024
Several Hryvnia banknotes, the currency of Ukraine, sit on a table.

Ukraine holds secret talks with bondholders as $20 billion debt deadline looms

By Bloomberg, Jorgelina do Rosario and Daryna Krasnolutska
June 7, 2024
Kristalina Georgieva
Tech

AI will hit the labor market like a ‘tsunami,’ IMF chief warns. ‘We have very little time to get people ready for it’

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May 14, 2024
The U.S. economy is looking red-hot this year while China is showing signs of fatigue, top economists say
Finance

The U.S. economy is looking red-hot this year while China is showing signs of fatigue, top economists say

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April 16, 2024
‘Cold War II’ might be coming, IMF deputy says, and it could wipe trillions of dollars from the global economy
Finance

‘Cold War II’ might be coming, IMF deputy says, and it could wipe trillions of dollars from the global economy

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December 12, 2023
Governments pledged to end fossil fuel subsidies. Instead, they’ve doubled down since 2020, hitting record $1.3 trillion
Environment

Governments pledged to end fossil fuel subsidies. Instead, they’ve doubled down since 2020, hitting record $1.3 trillion

By Bloomberg and Leslie Kaufman
August 24, 2023
International Monetary Fund chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas.
Regulators

IMF says banning crypto ‘may not be effective’ and encourages governments to consider ‘well designed’ CBDCs

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June 23, 2023
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva
Newsletters

Are economists too pessimistic about a recession? Why it’s worth preparing for a best-case scenario, too

By Peter Vanham, David Meyer and Alan Murray
October 14, 2022
Ray Dalio says the U.K. is behaving like an emerging market as Bank of England steps in amid continued ‘Trussonomics’ markets chaos
Finance

Ray Dalio says the U.K. is behaving like an emerging market as Bank of England steps in amid continued ‘Trussonomics’ markets chaos

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September 28, 2022
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), during a Bloomberg Television interview
Finance

IMF head concedes, ‘We were proven wrong’ about inflation. Says central bankers must be ‘stubborn’ in fighting it

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September 15, 2022
Several U.S. states are giving residents up to $1,500 to counter inflation, but the IMF is telling Europe don’t even think about it
Finance

Several U.S. states are giving residents up to $1,500 to counter inflation, but the IMF is telling Europe don’t even think about it

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August 4, 2022
The IMF is officially ‘gloomy’ as it slashes its outlook with the global economy ‘teetering on the edge’ of a return to the stagflationary 1970s 
Finance

The IMF is officially ‘gloomy’ as it slashes its outlook with the global economy ‘teetering on the edge’ of a return to the stagflationary 1970s 

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July 26, 2022

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