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IMF-World Bank meetings end with little tariff clarity, but economic foreboding
Global finance leaders came to Washington this past week seeking clarity on what it would take to get some relief from ...
Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform and there’s an ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has played a balancing act trying to reassure nervous investors that the U.S. would maintain ...
IMF cuts its Singapore 2025 growth forecast as Trump tariffs, US-China trade war bite
It now sees Singapore economy growing 2 per cent, down from its previous forecast of 2.5 per cent. Read more at ...
Tariff tracker, April 27: IMF report out, China moves to adjust to new trading order
In the US, a Federal Reserve report highlights people rushing to buy cars before tariffs kick in. In China, businesses forced ...
IMF's chief says China needs to end property crisis, social safety net, services
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday that for China to shift its economy ...
IMF chief urges countries to move 'swiftly' to resolve trade tensions that threaten global growth
The head of the International Monetary Fund urged countries to move "swiftly'' to resolve trade disputes that threaten global ...
IMF lashes out at China and US over trade war as tariff turmoil takes toll on corporate titans
As companies across the globe laid bare the impact of tariffs, the IMF warned tensions between Washington and Beijing were ...
China has scope to ramp up stimulus, fix property woes, IMF says
China needs to do more to address its property-sector problems and has scope to provide more stimulus to boost consumption, ...
IMF forecasts slower U.S. economic growth in 2025, pointing to escalating trade war
The U.S. economy will grow 1.8% this year, the IMF said in its latest World Economic Outlook, down 0.9% from January and a ...
Pakistan requests extra US$1.4bil on China swap line
Pakistan has put in a request to China to augment its existing swap line by 10 billion yuan (US$1.4bil), Finance Minister ...