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Need to focus on reducing inequality, IMF cites risks to global economy

Georgieva, who served as the World Bank's chief executive officer before moving to the IMF in October, has made reversing inequalities one of her top priorities

IMF raises questions over methodology to calculate GDP growth in India

IMF also said there were weaknesses in the deflation method used to derive value added. Deflators are used to convert GDP at current prices to constant prices

IMF cautions India against fiscal stimulus, says govt should go for reforms

The Budget projected the Centre's fiscal deficit to come down to 3.3 per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019-20 against 3.4 per cent a year ago

Reviving economic growth

The IMF has some useful suggestions

Finance Commission chief N K Singh questions 'discriminatory' IMF scrutiny

This comes days after IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath cautioned the Fund may revise India's growth forecast 'significant downward'

India should recommit to debt reduction, focus on fiscal transparency: IMF

Despite some improvement in reported fiscal deficits, debt as a share of GDP remains little changed over the past decade partly due to increases in off-budget financing, IMF said

IMF retains India's FY20 GDP growth rate forecast at 6.1%

IMF's projection is much higher than those by most agencies. RBI's latest projection pegged growth at 5 per cent, Standard & Poor's at 5.1 per cent, Moody's at 4.9 per cent and Fitch' at 4.6 per cent.

India should avoid fiscal stimulus and reduce public debt, IMF says

Government needs a credible consolidation path to rein in debt, including reducing subsidies and boosting the tax base, says IMF.

India in midst of significant economic slowdown, needs policy actions: IMF

"India is now in the midst of a significant economic slowdown," Salgado told reporters

India must stick to fiscal consolidation in medium-term, says Gita Gopinath

India's consolidated deficit (the Centre and states combined) is the highest among G20 nations, she added. "So, it's not a free lunch and this has to be very carefully managed," she said

IMF may downgrade India's growth forecast significantly in Jan: Gopinath

A fall in consumption, lack of private investments and sluggish exports are being blamed for a slower GDP growth

Ukraine, IMF settle on 3-year cooperation deal, sign $5.5-bn agreement

Details of how the money would be used over the plan's three years weren't given

To revive economic growth, Nirmala Sitharaman should sidestep this trap

The key to boosting growth lies in boosting investments, not consumption

Statistical optimism: Structural issues, base quirks, and Indian economy

It may be hard to square data with the revival being forecast, but economic soothsayers may well be right when they predict 5.8% growth for Q2, 6.4% for Q3 and 7.2% for Q4, T N Ninan explains why

India-led South Asia moving towards center of global growth: IMF

Notably, under the IMF's geographical division of the world, South Asia does not include Afghanistan and Pakistan. For IMF, South Asia includes India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan

The global outlook could be worse than 'low for long'

The surest way out would be for governments to work together, while moving to bolster growth at home

Unemployment, sluggish growth fuelling unrest in Arab states: IMF

The IMF slashed its outlook for the region's three largest economies -- Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates

Slowdown in Indian economy in recent quarters took us by surprise: IMF

We see the Indian economy rebounding from our projected 6.1% growth this fiscal year to something like 7% in the next fiscal year, the IMF said

World economy chiefs mull fiscal stimulus to revive global growth

A synchronized slowdown across almost 90 per cent of the world economy dominated talks at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank's annual meetings in Washington

IMF, World Bank leaders appeal for an end to trade wars and other issues

IMF and World Bank meetings were expected to be dominated by the trade disputes which were triggered by the Trump administration's get-tough policies aimed at lowering America's huge trade deficits