China says yuan’s global rise is ‘irreversible’ – and has a strategy to back it up
Chinese financial authorities have pledged further steps to expand the yuan’s global use amid a broader de-dollarisation trend,…
IMF praises ‘sacrifice of the Argentine people’ as Milei’s austerity measures bring end of debt deals into view
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva praised Argentine President Javier Milei’s austerity policies and reform agenda Monday, saying…
Open Questions | Nobel laureate Simon Johnson on the AI race and China’s ‘over-automation’ problem
Simon Johnson is a professor of entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). A former chief economist…
IMF Downgrades Global Economic Growth Forecast To 3% Amid Iran War
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its 2026 global economic growth forecast to 3%, down from 3.5%…
IMF sharply downgrades Cambodia economic forecasts
Economy Growth to slow to 3% and inflation to double to 5.6%, according to US-based fund Workers at…
IMF says that Argentina’s return to debt markets is in Milei’s hands
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) highlighted the progress made by the Milei government on economic stabilization, falling inflation,…
IMF warns against further relaxation of euro area fiscal rules
Published on 06/11/2026 – 18:45 GMT+1•Updated 11/06/2026 – 18:08 GMT+2 Euro area countries should not further relax fiscal…
Global oil inventories will slump to five-year low, IMF says
The International Monetary Fund has warned that global oil inventories are expected to sink to a five-year low…
New global financial architecture needed to end trade surplus fixation: Piketty
An initiative designed to tackle inequality and climate change could benefit China by reinventing global financial and trade…
IMF Warns Empty Homes Are Deepening Greece’s Housing Crisis
A view of Athens and the wider Attica basin. The IMF warns that empty homes, short-term rentals, and…
Hormuz Disruptions Threatening Global Economic Stability
The heads of four of the world’s top economic and energy institutions issued a rare joint warning Friday,…
Pakistan struggles to meet IMF conditions, provinces urged to raise PKR 400 billion in taxes
The Pakistan government has asked provincial administrations to collect over ₹400 billion in additional taxes in the next…