IMF-World Bank

  • Jul 28, 2020
  • 2 min read

South African IMF loan will raise reform stakes

A long-anticipated Fund loan has finally been approved

South Africa
  • Jul 13, 2020
  • 7 min read

Zambia debt crisis faces imminent tipping point

A loan from the IMF is now seen as a necessity but stumbling blocks remain

Zambia
  • Jul 13, 2020
  • 2 min read

Lebanon’s pleas for Gulf economic rescue will fail

As IMF negotiations falter, Beirut is looking to its long-standing financial patrons

Lebanon
  • Jul 2, 2020
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Crisis in Lebanon’s IMF talks risks country’s collapse

With politicians and bankers unable to agree even on the size of the public debt, international aid looks less likely

Lebanon
  • Jun 25, 2020
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Deep slump in Latin America will drag on into 2021

The IMF predicted a regional contraction of 9.4% in 2020 and only modest growth next year

Latin America
  • May 15, 2020
  • 7 min read

Beirut faces a massive challenge on aid and reform

The decision to resort to the IMF is only the beginning of a long and painful process

Lebanon
  • Apr 28, 2020
  • 7 min read

Sri Lanka will count on IMF help and debt rescheduling

The COVID-19 crisis threatens to compound Sri Lanka’s debt problems

Sri Lanka
  • Apr 27, 2020
  • 2 min read

An IMF package will aid Egypt’s virus recovery efforts

Cairo has requested emergency funding from the IMF to help deal with the impacts of COVID-19

Egypt