Debt, fiscal challenges facing low-income countries worry IMF
8 months ago

Debt, fiscal challenges facing low-income countries worry IMF

The Hindu  

Shareholders of the International Monetary Fund agreed on the importance of addressing challenges faced by low-income countries, many of which are facing unsustainable debt burdens, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on April 19. Impact of high debt levels on low-income countries Ms. Georgieva, in a meeting of the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable hosted by the IMF and the World Bank this week, said there was progress on setting timelines for debt restructurings and ensuring comparability of treatment for various creditors. She said high debt levels posed a huge burden for low-income countries, including many in Sub-Saharan Africa, where countries face debt service payments of 12% on average, compared to 5% a decade ago. U.S. Treasury Undersecretary Jay Shambaugh raised concerns about the situation facing low-income countries last week, warning China and other emerging official creditors against free-riding by curtailing loans to low-income countries just as the IMF or multilateral development banks were pouring funds in.

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IMF approves third review of Sri Lanka’s $2.9bn bailout, but warns of risks
1 month ago

IMF approves third review of Sri Lanka’s $2.9bn bailout, but warns of risks

Al Jazeera  

Global lender says it will release about $333m to crisis-hit nation as signs of economic recovery emerge. The International Monetary Fund has approved the third review of Sri Lanka’s $2.9bn bailout but warned that the South Asian island nation’s economy remains vulnerable. Sri Lanka still needs to complete a $12.5bn bondholder debt restructuring and a $10bn debt rework with bilateral …

IMF Warns of Global Economic Headwinds, Downgrading Growth Projections
2 months ago

IMF Warns of Global Economic Headwinds, Downgrading Growth Projections

China Daily  

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its global growth projections for 2024, with a revised forecast of 3.2 percent for this year and 4.5 percent for 2025. The IMF warns about the global economic outlook, highlighting geopolitical risks, trade protectionism, and challenges in the real estate sector.

IMF Warns of $100 Trillion Fiscal Timebomb, as Global Finance Chiefs Brace for Election Fallout
2 months ago

IMF Warns of $100 Trillion Fiscal Timebomb, as Global Finance Chiefs Brace for Election Fallout

Live Mint  

The article highlights the increasing concerns about global debt levels and the potential impact on the world economy. The IMF is set to release several reports and studies in the coming weeks, including the Fiscal Monitor, which will provide insights into public debt and the overall health of the global economy. The article also focuses on central bank decisions in …

Interest rate cuts under threat from ‘stubbornly high inflation’
5 months, 1 week ago

Interest rate cuts under threat from ‘stubbornly high inflation’

The Telegraph  

Interest rate cuts by the Bank of England and Federal Reserve are at risk of being derailed by stubbornly high inflation, the International Monetary Fund has warned. Pierre Olivier Gourinchas, the IMF’s chief economist, warned that underlying inflation remained “persistent”, with global growth likely to suffer if the US keeps borrowing costs at their highest level since 2001. Speaking at …

Financial stability challenges need to be discussed, IMF MD echoes RBI governor
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Financial stability challenges need to be discussed, IMF MD echoes RBI governor

Hindustan Times  

Echoing the sentiment expressed by Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, underscored the need to discuss the financial stability challenges in a separate discussion in Washington D.C. Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund. She underscored the challenges posed to the financial sector due to the introduction of new technologies …

Argentina will get next installment of bailout as IMF praises Milei’s austerity policies
7 months, 1 week ago

Argentina will get next installment of bailout as IMF praises Milei’s austerity policies

Associated Press  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The International Monetary Fund, Argentina’s biggest creditor, agreed Monday to release the next tranche of loans due under a bailout program, endorsing government austerity measures so severe they even surpass the terms of its $43 billion loan. The IMF deal follows the completion of its review of Argentina’s compliance record and confirms the next $792 million …

Sobering assessment: On the IMF forecast, World Bank report
8 months ago

Sobering assessment: On the IMF forecast, World Bank report

The Hindu  

The global economy has avoided the spectre of a debilitating recession, with the IMF last week raising its forecast for worldwide aggregate growth in 2024 to 3.2%, from the 2.9% it had projected in October. The IMF has underlined the fact that the global economy has, with surprising resilience, ridden out several adverse shocks as well as ‘significant central bank …

IMF head projects slightly stronger global growth in 2024 and warns of potential long-term pitfalls
8 months, 1 week ago

IMF head projects slightly stronger global growth in 2024 and warns of potential long-term pitfalls

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Strong economic activity in the United States and emerging markets is projected to help drive global growth by about 3% this year, the International Monetary Fund’s chief said Thursday, below the annual historic average and a warning sign about potential lackluster performances through the 2020s. “Without a course correction, we are indeed heading for ‘the Tepid Twenties’ -– …

Why the G-20 ‘Common Framework’ for Debt Relief Isn’t Helping Poor Nations
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why the G-20 ‘Common Framework’ for Debt Relief Isn’t Helping Poor Nations

Bloomberg  

More than half of the world’s low-income countries are at high risk of debt distress or are already in it, and several have defaulted. But despite the world’s 20 largest economies having agreed in 2020 to a plan called the Common Framework to smooth the process of restructuring loans that governments could no longer afford to service or repay, progress …

Pakistan, IMF reach staff-level deal to release $1.1bn from bailout package
9 months ago

Pakistan, IMF reach staff-level deal to release $1.1bn from bailout package

Al Jazeera  

The funds are the final tranche of a $3bn programme agreed upon last year to avert a default, as Islamabad seeks another long-term bailout. “The IMF team has reached a staff-level agreement with the Pakistani authorities on the second and final review of Pakistan’s stabilisation programme,” the IMF said in a statement on Wednesday. The IMF said Pakistan’s “economic and …

RBI Rejects IMF Warning of India's Debt to GDP Exceeding 100%
10 months ago

RBI Rejects IMF Warning of India's Debt to GDP Exceeding 100%

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Spending on social and physical infrastructure, climate mitigation,digitalisation and skilling the labour force can yield long-lasting growth dividends. Using a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model, the economists found that if the government expenditure is directed towards employment-generating sectors, climate risk mitigation and digitalisation, the debt-GDP ratio of the general government can decline substantially to 73.4 per cent of GDP …

IMF unlocks $4.7bn for Argentina amid economic crisis, Milei austerity cuts
11 months, 1 week ago

IMF unlocks $4.7bn for Argentina amid economic crisis, Milei austerity cuts

Al Jazeera  

Inflation has crossed 160 percent in Latin America’s third-biggest economy, with 40 percent of population living in poverty. Latin America’s third-biggest economy is facing dire economic challenges after decades of debt and financial mismanagement, with inflation surpassing 160 percent year-on-year and 40 percent of Argentinians living in poverty. With this deal, Argentina’s new President Javier Milei, who took power in …

Centre refutes IMF's debt warning, recalls ‘far worse’ conditions of US, China
1 year ago

Centre refutes IMF's debt warning, recalls ‘far worse’ conditions of US, China

Hindustan Times  

The Indian government's debt-to-GDP ratio projection by the International Monetary Fund exceeding 100% by 2027-28 is “misconstrued”, the Union finance ministry said while adding that the predictions by the UN's financial body correspond to a worst-case scenario which is not a “fait accompli”, or not something that cannot be revived. In its so-called annual Article IV review, the IMF predicted …

Biden borrowing binge driving ‘unsustainable’ rise in global debts, warns IMF
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden borrowing binge driving ‘unsustainable’ rise in global debts, warns IMF

The Telegraph  

Janet Yellen, the US Treasury Secretary, has insisted that interest payments on the country’s mammoth borrowing pile remain sustainable. However, the US Congressional Budget Office warned this summer that rising US debt posed “significant risks to fiscal and economic outlook” and could also “cause lawmakers to feel more constrained in their policy choices”. The IMF said politicians around the world …

China's great wall of debt driving ‘unsustainable’ increase in borrowing, IMF warns
1 year, 3 months ago

China's great wall of debt driving ‘unsustainable’ increase in borrowing, IMF warns

The Telegraph  

China is driving global debt back towards unsustainable levels amid an “unparalleled” borrowing binge by property developers and local governments, according to the International Monetary Fund. The IMF warned that a declining global debt share in 2022 risked being just a “pandemic blip” and said there was an urgent need to “restore fiscal sustainability”. “Global debt, which remained significantly higher …

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen says she will press for IMF, World Bank resources at G-20 summit
1 year, 3 months ago

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen says she will press for IMF, World Bank resources at G-20 summit

The Hindu  

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on September 8 she will work at the G-20 summit in India to build support to increase lending resources for the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to help member countries deal with multiple global challenges, including new IMF quota resources. Ms. Yellen said in prepared remarks at a news conference in New …

Pakistan facing "exceptionally high" economic risks, external debt to mount: IMF
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan facing "exceptionally high" economic risks, external debt to mount: IMF

India Today  

An assessment from the International Monetary Fund has said that Pakistan's economic challenges were complex and multifaceted and risks were exceptionally high, The Dawn reported. “Resolving Pakistan's structural challenges, including long-term BOP pressures, will require continued adjustment and creditor support beyond the current programme period,” the Fund said in a report. “A possible successor arrangement could help anchor the policy …

3.3 billion people live in countries that spend more on debt interest than education, UN says
1 year, 5 months ago

3.3 billion people live in countries that spend more on debt interest than education, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Some 3.3 billion people – almost half of humanity – now live in countries that spend more money paying interest on their debts than on education or health, according to a new U.N. report released Wednesday. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a press conference launching the report that because this “crushing debt crisis” is concentrated mostly in …

IMF says that without reforms, Lebanon faces ballooning inflation and public debt
1 year, 5 months ago

IMF says that without reforms, Lebanon faces ballooning inflation and public debt

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Without reforms, Lebanon will continue to see triple-digit inflation, and public debt in the small, crisis-ridden country could reach nearly 550% of GDP by 2027, the International Monetary Fund warned in a report Thursday. Since the country fell into an economic crisis in 2019, the country’s “GDP has declined by about 40 percent, the has lost 98 percent …

Pakistan PM hopeful of IMF deal this month amid escalating crisis
1 year, 6 months ago

Pakistan PM hopeful of IMF deal this month amid escalating crisis

Al Jazeera  

Shehbaz Sharif’s statement comes as Pakistan seeks immediate release of $1.1bn from IMF, part of a $6.5bn bailout package the country signed up for in 2019. Sharif, who also spoke to IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva last month to revive the programme, told Anadolu that Pakistan has met the requirements the global lender asked for. “Some of those actions are usually …

Timely debt restructuring crucial for Sri Lanka, says IMF
1 year, 7 months ago

Timely debt restructuring crucial for Sri Lanka, says IMF

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka is showing “tentative signs of improvement”, the International Monetary Fund has said, while urging the island nation to reach timely restructuring agreements with its creditors, before the Fund’s first scheduled review in September this year. An IMF mission conducted a staff visit to Sri Lanka From May 11 to 23, to review the implementation of the Fund’s programme …

IMF board approves $3 billion bailout for Ghana amid economic crisis
1 year, 7 months ago

IMF board approves $3 billion bailout for Ghana amid economic crisis

Associated Press  

LONDON — The International Monetary Fund’s executive board has approved a long-awaited $3 billion bailout for Ghana in hopes of combating the country’s economic crisis. “The combination of large external shocks and preexisting fiscal and debt vulnerabilities precipitated a deep economic and financial crisis in Ghana,” IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said in a statement. Georgieva said the Bank of …

Debt crisis key priority of India’s G20 presidency, says FM in US
1 year, 8 months ago

Debt crisis key priority of India’s G20 presidency, says FM in US

Hindustan Times  

Washington: Reiterating that addressing the growing debt distress was a priority for India’s G20 presidency, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has emphasised debt transparency, information-sharing, clarity on the comparability of treatment, predictability and timeliness of restructuring process as key principles that should govern the process. Sitharaman made the remarks while co-chairing a meeting of the global sovereign debt roundtable along …

IMF: Prolonged high inflation dims outlook for world economy
1 year, 8 months ago

IMF: Prolonged high inflation dims outlook for world economy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The outlook for the world economy this year has dimmed in the face of chronically high inflation, rising interest rates and uncertainties resulting from the collapse of two big American banks. The fund said the possibility of a “hard landing,” in which rising interest rates weaken growth so much as to cause a recession, has ”risen sharply,” especially …

India, China to account for half of global economic growth this year: IMF
1 year, 8 months ago

India, China to account for half of global economic growth this year: IMF

India Today  

India and China are expected to account for half of the global economic growth this year, International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday. "The period of slower economic activity will be prolonged, with the next five years witnessing less than 3% growth, our lowest medium-term growth forecast since 1990, and well below the average of 3.8% from …

IMF chief warns of a gloomy growth scenario
1 year, 8 months ago

IMF chief warns of a gloomy growth scenario

Hindustan Times  

Delivering a gloomy warning ahead of the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, \, IMF’s managing director, said on Thursday that global growth dropped by half in 2022 and it will hover around 3% for the next five years, the lowest medium-term growth forecast since 1990. International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva poses for a …

IMF chief warns of a gloomy growth scenario
1 year, 8 months ago

IMF chief warns of a gloomy growth scenario

Hindustan Times  

Delivering a gloomy warning ahead of the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, \, IMF’s managing director, said on Thursday that global growth dropped by half in 2022 and it will hover around 3% for the next five years, the lowest medium-term growth forecast since 1990. International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva poses for a …

China must show it can play by world debt-revamp rules: IMF
1 year, 8 months ago

China must show it can play by world debt-revamp rules: IMF

Hindustan Times  

China, the biggest bilateral creditor to developing countries, needs to show it can operate within established international debt-relief processes for poor nations struggling to pay, the chief of the International Monetary Fund said. “China has been very slow to recognize that multilateral debt restructuring requires China to play by the rules that are already established,” Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said …

IMF head expects less than 3% global economic growth in 2023
1 year, 8 months ago

IMF head expects less than 3% global economic growth in 2023

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund chief said Thursday the world economy is expected to grow less than 3% this year, down from 3.4% last year, increasing the risk of hunger and poverty globally. Kristalina Georgieva said the period of slower economic activity will be prolonged, with the next five years of growth remaining around 3%, calling it “our lowest …

Risk of hunger, poverty higher due to slow economic growth: IMF
1 year, 8 months ago

Risk of hunger, poverty higher due to slow economic growth: IMF

Al Jazeera  

IMF head said persistently high interest rates, a series of bank failures in the US and Europe, and deepening geopolitical divisions are threatening global financial stability. Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday that growth is expected to remain about 3 percent for the next five years, calling it “our lowest medium-term growth forecast since 1990”, adding that it would be a …

US-China conflict could hit global GDP, IMF warns
1 year, 8 months ago

US-China conflict could hit global GDP, IMF warns

Live Mint  

Geopolitical fragmentation, driven by tensions between the US and China, risks damaging the global economy, with foreign direct investment and other capital increasingly being channeled toward aligned blocs of countries, the International Monetary Fund warns. The investment risk outlook is among the IMF’s loudest warnings since the coronavirus pandemic regarding global economic damage, particularly to poorer countries, from the US-China …

Global growth slowing to below 3% due to Ukraine war: IMF chief
1 year, 8 months ago

Global growth slowing to below 3% due to Ukraine war: IMF chief

Hindustan Times  

International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva warned on Sunday that risks to financial stability had increased and stressed "the need for vigilance" following the recent turmoil in the banking sector. Speaking at a forum in Beijing, the IMF managing director said she expected 2023 "to be another challenging year", with global growth slowing to below 3.0 percent due the war …

China to lift global growth amid uncertainty, IMF head says
1 year, 8 months ago

China to lift global growth amid uncertainty, IMF head says

China Daily  

Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, speaks at the China Development Forum 2023 in Beijing on March 26, 2023. China's economy is experiencing a strong rebound that will deliver a welcome lift to the world economy, contributing about one-third of global growth in 2023, said Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund. It is advisable …

Apprehensions of Pakistan defaulting on debts ’over now’, says PM Sharif
1 year, 9 months ago

Apprehensions of Pakistan defaulting on debts ’over now’, says PM Sharif

Live Mint  

Apprehensions of a default by Pakistan on debt obligations are "over now", the country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday, adding that a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund "will be done soon". PM Sharif has said that the staff-level agreement with the IMF will be reached "within a few days" as the cash-strapped government has accepted even …

Debt load may pose threat to nations: PM
1 year, 9 months ago

Debt load may pose threat to nations: PM

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautioned on Friday that unsustainable debt levels posed a threat to the financial stability of nations and called upon G20 finance ministers and central bank governors to work towards restoring stability, confidence, and growth to the global economy. International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday that the IMF, World Bank and India’s G20 …

Amid Pakistan crisis, IMF says China must change its debt policy
1 year, 10 months ago

Amid Pakistan crisis, IMF says China must change its debt policy

Live Mint  

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, in an interview with CBS's 60 Minutes on February 5, stated that China's finance minister and Central bank governor would participate in a roundtable with other creditors and other borrowing countries in February in India. About a quarter of China's GDP comes from the real estate sector, which has slowed the country's economic …

IMF upgrades outlook for the global economy in 2023
1 year, 10 months ago

IMF upgrades outlook for the global economy in 2023

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The outlook for the global economy is growing slightly brighter as China eases its zero-COVID policies and the world shows surprising resilience in the face of high inflation, elevated interest rates and Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine. The IMF said China’s “recent reopening has paved the way for a faster-than-expected recovery.’’ The IMF now expects China’s economy — …

IMF lifts 2023 global growth forecast; says recession risk lower
1 year, 10 months ago

IMF lifts 2023 global growth forecast; says recession risk lower

The Hindu  

The outlook for the global economy is growing slightly brighter as China eases its zero-COVID policies and the world shows surprising resilience in the face of high inflation, elevated interest rates and Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine. The IMF said global growth would still fall to 2.9% in 2023 from 3.4% in 2022, but its latest World Economic Outlook forecasts …

IMF agrees to give Ghana $3 billion debt bailout
2 years ago

IMF agrees to give Ghana $3 billion debt bailout

Associated Press  

ACCRA, Ghana — The International Monetary Fund has agreed to give Ghana $3 billion to try to get the West African nation’s debt under control, restore financial stability and help people most at risk from rising prices and other economic problems. At a press conference Tuesday, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said Ghana was “committed to the program and will work …

IMF agrees to Ghana $3bn debt bailout
2 years ago

IMF agrees to Ghana $3bn debt bailout

Al Jazeera  

IMF board approval of the proposed three-year loan is expected early next year, the finance minister said. IMF board approval of the proposed three-year loan is expected “early next year”, Ofori-Atta said. Stephane Roudet, IMF’s mission chief to Ghana, said in a statement on Monday: “The Ghanaian authorities have committed to a wide-ranging economic reform programme, which builds on the …

‘The worst is yet to come’: IMF issues stark recession warning
2 years, 2 months ago

‘The worst is yet to come’: IMF issues stark recession warning

CNN  

London CNN Business — The International Monetary Fund has once again downgraded its forecast for the global economy with a sharp warning: “The worst is yet to come, and for many people 2023 will feel like a recession.” The agency said Tuesday that it expects global growth to slump to 2.7% next year, with a 25% probability it could fall …

IMF cuts 2023 global outlook over colliding global shocks
2 years, 2 months ago

IMF cuts 2023 global outlook over colliding global shocks

Al Jazeera  

The three largest economies will ‘continue to stall’, ‘the worst is yet to come’ and for many people 2023 will feel like a recession, it warned. “In short, the worst is yet to come, and for many people, 2023 will feel like a recession.” In its World Economic Outlook the IMF said global GDP growth next year will slow to …

IMF warns of higher recession risk and darker global outlook
2 years, 2 months ago

IMF warns of higher recession risk and darker global outlook

The Hindu  

Two principal economists painted very different pictures on Thursday of what the global economy will look like in the coming years. “The risks of recession are rising,” she said, calling the current economic environment a “period of historic fragility.” Meanwhile, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, on the other side of town at the Center for Global Development, focused on how …

IMF warns of higher recession risk and darker global outlook
2 years, 2 months ago

IMF warns of higher recession risk and darker global outlook

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Two principal economists painted very different pictures Thursday of what the global economy will look like in the coming years. “The risks of recession are rising,” she said, calling the current economic environment a “period of historic fragility.” Meanwhile, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, on the other side of town at the Center for Global Development, focused on …

IMF warns UK its budget cuts will ‘likely increase inequality’
2 years, 2 months ago

IMF warns UK its budget cuts will ‘likely increase inequality’

Al Jazeera  

The IMF urged UK to consider providing more targeted support to families and businesses instead of sizable tax cuts. The International Monetary Fund has taken aim at new British financial plans that have roiled markets, warning that “large and untargeted fiscal packages” would likely increase inequality in the United Kingdom and could undermine monetary policy. In its first comments on …

IMF urges Truss to reverse top rate tax cut in rare intervention
2 years, 2 months ago

IMF urges Truss to reverse top rate tax cut in rare intervention

The Telegraph  

The International Monetary Fund has urged Liz Truss to reverse the decision to abolish the top rate of income tax, in a highly unusual attack on the economic policy of a G7 country. The IMF said it was “closely monitoring recent economic developments in the UK and are engaged with the authorities" and warned that the fiscal stimulus risked undermining …

Bailout euphoria by IMF signals peak of pessimism in emerging markets
2 years, 3 months ago

Bailout euphoria by IMF signals peak of pessimism in emerging markets

Live Mint  

It may be too early to turn bullish on emerging markets -- but a raft of bailouts pledged by the IMF and China has some investors deciding it’s too risky to stay bearish. While some countries are still waiting, with Ukraine’s premier on Saturday criticizing slow progress from the IMF in agreeing a new assistance package for the war-torn nation, …

Sri Lanka needs to do more on debt restructuring before a bailout package is finalised, says IMF
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka needs to do more on debt restructuring before a bailout package is finalised, says IMF

The Hindu  

The International Monetary Fund on June 30 said it has concluded “constructive and productive” discussions with Sri Lankan authorities, but warned that the crisis-ridden island nation needs to do more on debt restructuring and step up structural reforms to address corruption vulnerabilities before a bailout package is finalised. Sri Lanka is going through the worst economic crisis since its independence …

IMF, World Bank chiefs warn of debt squeeze in poor nations
2 years, 8 months ago

IMF, World Bank chiefs warn of debt squeeze in poor nations

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The heads of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank warned Wednesday that rising interest rates are squeezing the world’s poorest countries as they struggle with the coronavirus and soaring food prices. There is “a huge buildup of debt, especially in the poorest countries,’' World Bank President David Malpass said in a press conference. “As interest rates …

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