IMF-World Bank

  • Dec 17, 2019
  • 2 min read

Ukraine sets aim of ending IMF dependence

The finance minister says the new IMF lending arrangement should be the last Ukraine ever needs

Ukraine
  • Dec 12, 2019
  • 2 min read

IMF deal offers Ethiopia's reform agenda a lifeline

A new 2.9-billion-dollar package aims to ease chronic foreign exchange woes

Ethiopia
  • Oct 25, 2019
  • 2 min read

Argentina campaign ends but challenges just beginning

The leading presidential hopefuls ended their campaigns yesterday in a complicated context for both

Argentina
  • Oct 16, 2019
  • 2 min read

Continuing Argentine recession raises write-down risk

The IMF yesterday predicted recession through 2020 as the economy minister admitted that new IMF funds are not imminent

Argentina
  • Oct 16, 2019
  • 2 min read

Serbia may have more reforms to show IMF in December

IMF mission finds much to praise in Serbia's economic policies but wage growth and slow SOE reform remain concerns

Serbia
  • Oct 14, 2019
  • 8 min read

Western Balkan growth is over-dependent on EU

Economic performance is a factor in shaping Western Balkan states’ viability and their populations’ desire to emigrate

Balkans
  • Oct 9, 2019
  • 2 min read

Growth will be too slow to lift Balkan joblessness

Kosovo is expected to grow fastest in Western Balkans, but employment will remain very low

Balkans
  • Sep 26, 2019
  • 2 min read

IMF caution will hit Argentine debt repayment plans

The IMF has delayed disbursement of funds the government planned to use to meet debt obligations through year-end

Argentina