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EU's IMF race down to two as Bank of Finland chief Olli Rehn withdraws

A second round of voting is now underway to choose between Dijsselbloem and Georgieva

Global policy conundrum

More monetary accommodation can lead to higher risks

Currency manipulation charges reek of bilateral hegemony: Shaktikanta Das

Das' statement comes in the wake of the US treasury department's recent currency report to the Congress

It's time to pick the best person as IMF head even if it isn't a European

The IMF needs a managing director of the highest caliber, chosen through an open competition not evidently tainted by national politics

IMF issues fresh warning, says trade war risks weighing on global economy

While the US trade war with China has cooled with a recent truce and renewed talks, the world's second-largest economy has slowed amid President Donald Trump's tariffs

Better business climate, trade norms will help India attract FDI: IMF

Further, the IMF has suggested for gradual liberalisation of portfolio investments, while monitoring risks of portfolio flow reversals

Thousands of Pak businesses launch protest against new IMF-backed sales tax

Saturday's strike is happening in shopping malls and wholesale commodity markets, small shops and electronics stores

Pakistan economy critical, facing major challenges due to weak growth: IMF

Cash-strapped Pakistan, which currently has a currency reserve of less than $8 billion, approached the Washington-based IMF in August 2018 for a bailout package

IMF appoints economist David Lipton as interim leader, replacing Lagarde

"We have full confidence in First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton as Acting Managing Director of the IMF" the board said

EU leaders considering IMF chief Christine Lagarde as new central bank head

Lagarde's name is one of the key pieces in the latest slate of candidates for the EU's top jobs which leaders, lawmakers and parties have been wrangling over since Sunday

Pakistan raises gas tariffs to meet its IMF bailout commitments

Prime Minister Imran Khan's adminsitration reached an accord for a bailout package with the IMF in May, in which it committed to curtail energy-sector losses

Do no harm: IMF to policymakers as world economy sails through rough seas

The threat of political missteps is looming over the global economy amid a backlash against free trade that has fueled the rise of populist governments around the world

How China's expanding global footprint is affecting World Bank and IMF

The concern is how China is expanding its global footprint, often entangling resource-rich but poor nations, by multi-million dollar loans that can be never repaid

India should bolster capitalisation of govt-owned banks to tackle NPAs: IMF

Tobias Adrian, Financial Counsellor and Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the IMF, said that there continues to be a high stock of Non-performing Assets in India.

IMF flags concern over India's high stock of bad bank loans

Officials say bad debt recovery process should not be hindered. Also, growth should be more inclusive

Looking for alternative option, not IMF for $8 bn bailout package: Pak FM

Cash-strapped Pakistan is negotiating a $ 8 billion bailout package from the IMF to overcome a severe balance-of-payments crisis that threatens to cripple the country's economy

IMF to check Pakistan's debt sustainability before granting loan: Official

A recent meeting between the IMF and Pakistan ended in a stalemate

Global debt reaches an all-time high of $184 trillion, says IMF

On average, the world's debt now exceeds $ 86,000 per person more than 2 times the average income per-capita

Indian govt should heed RBI on financial stability: IMF Chief Economist

IMF's Chief Economist Maurice Obstfeld said the International Monetary Fund does not want politicians "manipulating" central banks for political ends

IMF economists suggest tools to tackle inequality

Raising the retirement age and scrapping regressive taxes such as deducting the interest on mortgages can help richer governments address income inequality without straining their pocketbooks, IMF staff said in a paper on Thursday.