IMF-World Bank
Athens’s reluctance to reform will cost time and money
The Greek reform package is mostly needed and could have been agreed long before now but for governments’ intransigence
GreecePolitical strife in Bosnia may dry up foreign funding
Politicians are putting party interests before the country’s economic and financial viability
Bosnia-HercegovinaIMF sees cause for muted optimism in Argentina
Growth and inflation figures look set to improve, but the impact may not benefit voters in advance of October
ArgentinaAll sides set conditions for Greek debt breakthrough
Terms have been agreed to unlock bailout negotiations but debt relief clouds implementation and the election cycle looms
GreeceNigerian economic plan will sidestep difficult choices
An Article IV consultation by the IMF has called into question Abuja's recently unveiled economic growth plan
NigeriaBosnia will run out of liquidity without IMF finance
The IMF’s suspension of its loan programme was expected, given Bosnia’s political paralysis; it could have rapid effects
Bosnia-HercegovinaThird term bid will cloud Zambian funding prospects
Progress on a new IMF package is complicated by plans for the president to stay in power amid a civil society clampdown
ZambiaStrong Israeli economic growth faces longer-term risks
A positive IMF report could strengthen the finance minister in his showdown with the premier
Israel