IMF-World Bank

  • Jan 24, 2022
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Argentina-IMF debt deal hangs in the balance

The government faces a possible default with the IMF in March if a new debt deal is not reached by then

Argentina
  • Nov 1, 2021
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Midterm polls will knock Argentine budget off course

Looming midterm elections have delayed debate of the draft 2022 budget, which is likely to undergo significant changes

Argentina
  • Sep 20, 2021
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Pakistan’s IMF ties could be increasingly tense

Talks over the sixth review of Islamabad’s latest bailout programme with the Fund are due to resume later this month

Pakistan
  • May 26, 2021
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IMF deal may aid economic stabilisation in Suriname

A three-year debt agreement with the IMF will require implementation of a politically unpopular policy agenda

Suriname
  • May 20, 2021
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Vested interests may block urgent tax reform in Jordan

Long-term economic pressure and political developments are boosting protest potential

Jordan
  • Mar 2, 2021
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Ghana borrowings may prompt eventual return to the IMF

Low investor appetite for a new Eurobond issuance may force the government to approach the IMF for a new programme

Ghana
  • Feb 1, 2021
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Mopani deal will exacerbate Zambia's debt crisis

The ruling party prioritises local mining jobs over a solution to the debt crisis

Zambia
  • Jan 22, 2021
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Angola mounting debt burden raises future default risk

Limited debt reprofiling with Chinese creditors raises chances of sovereign default over the medium term

Angola