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IMF’s Katz plans to visit China for Article IV talks
[LONDON] The International Monetary Fund’s No 2 official Dan Katz will travel to China to join a mission conducting an annual review of the country’s economy, according to people familiar with the mat...
G20 countries’ medium-term growth to be weakest since 2009 crisis, IMF says
[WASHINGTON] The world’s 20 largest economies will grow by just 2.9 per cent in 2030 amid headwinds from protectionism and policy uncertainty, their weakest medium-term outlook since the global financ...
Why I love the IMF’s Global Financial Stability Report
It’s the best publication for investors – but the latest issue makes spooky reading
IMF warns Asia’s growth will cool this year, next on trade risks
The region is expected to end 2025 with gross domestic product growth of 4.5%, slightly below the 4.6% recorded in 2024
Little reassurance from IMF-World Bank meetings
The global financial system is adapting too slowly to a world of higher debt, lower growth, trade fragmentation and climate urgency
IMF chief hopes for easing of US, China tensions to avoid hit to global economy
This year’s annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank are taking place just days after a fresh flare-up in a simmering trade war between the world’s two largest economies
Countries can build new trade links, resilience amid US tariffs and unpredictability: President Tharman
The US levies are spurring regional integration, he adds
US and China managing their ties well will be hugely beneficial to the world: President Tharman
The remarks come at a time when Washington and Beijing are escalating their trade war again
IMF’s Georgieva urges world to ‘be calm’ amid US-China tensions
And to China she says “be careful, do not provoke other countries” in ways where they may see you as a threat
G20 pushes to revamp slow debt-relief framework as borrowing costs surge
Ensuring equal treatment for all creditors has been a big part of why the process has been so slow and prone to setback
