International Monetary Fund
IMF, World Bank call for tighter financial sector regulation in India
22 Dec 2017
Reserve Bank of India should be better equipped to pro-actively supervise banks and deal with issues related to bank boards, says an IMF-World Bank financial sector assessment report
Global economic recovery gaining pace: IMF
11 Oct 2017
IMF lowers India’s current year growth forecast to 6.7%
11 Oct 2017
While the IMF has lowered the growth projection for 2018 to 7.4 per cent from its earlier estimate of 7.7 per cent, India would still be the fastest growing economy in the world
India’s economy to expand at 7.7% in 2018-19: IMF
09 May 2017
The IMF’s regional economic outlook report also calls on Asian economies to learn from Japan's experience and act early to cope with rapidly ageing populations, warning that parts of the region risk “getting old before becoming rich”
IMF meet fails to address issues of protectionism, monetary expansion
25 Apr 2017
While there is no universal policy prescription for diverse economies at different conjunctural stages, the IMF Committee said monetary accommodation should continue where inflation remains stubbornly below target levels
World growth to be marginally better than expected at 3.5%: IMF
19 Apr 2017
The IMF's new projection for 2017 is marginally higher than its last update and this improvement comes primarily from good economic news for Europe and Asia, and within Asia, notably for China and Japan
Demonetisation to see Indian growth slowing to 6.6%: IMF
23 Feb 2017
India's growth is projected to slow to 6.6 per cent in fiscal year 2016-17 due to strains that have emerged in the economy as a result of "temporary disruptions" caused by demonetisation, the IMF says
IMF cuts India's FY17 growth rate to 6.6% from 7.6%
17 Jan 2017
Citing the negative impact of demonetisation on the country’s economic activity, the IMF has cut its estimate of India's growth rate to 6.6 per cent from its earlier forecast of 7.6 per cent
IMF’s Lagarde convicted of negligence in French pay-out case
20 Dec 2016
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde will not face any fine or jail for ministerial negligence, and will continue as head of the global organisation
Lagarde to face trial for negligence as court rejects appeal
14 Sep 2016
Lagarde has not been accused of profiting from the Tapie case, the issue is whether she gave him preferential treatment
IMF’s report blasts its own conduct during Greek crisis
29 Jul 2016
Among other things, the report by the IMF watchdog says the multilateral lender persistently played down the risks of ballooning current account deficits, and neglected the danger of a sudden stop in capital flows
IMF chief Lagarde to face trial in France over Tapie deal
23 Jul 2016
Christine Lagarde is accused of improperly approving a decision to allow an out-of-court settlement between businessman Bernard Tapie and the state when she was France’s finance minister
IMF again cuts 2-year global outlook over Brexit jitters
20 Jul 2016
Cutting its World Economic Outlook forecasts for the fifth time in 15 months, the IMF said that it now expects global GDP to grow at 3.1 per cent in 2016 and at 3.4 per cent in 2017 - down 0.1 percentage point for each year from estimates issued in April
Growth widened financial inequality in India, China, says IMF
04 May 2016
According to IMF, the rural-urban income gap in India has increased due mainly to higher rural inflation and educational attainment over the past two decades
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