IMF-World Bank

  • Apr 13, 2016
  • 2 min read

Athens will find it cannot buck international markets

Athens is lobbying for a better deal from its European partners which it is unlikely to get

Greece
  • Apr 4, 2016
  • 2 min read

Athens's bailout tactic poses return of 'Grexit' risk

If Athens is behind leaking the transcript of an IMF teleconference, it is a very rash tactic

Greece
  • Mar 8, 2016
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Cyprus can fund itself going forward

Although Cyprus managed to exit the bailout programme early, it still has not fully embraced market reform

Cyprus
  • Feb 26, 2016
  • 2 min read

G20 warns against global currency wars and Brexit

The two-day meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors closes tomorrow in Shanghai

International
  • Feb 8, 2016
  • 7 min read

Fiscal crisis will raise political risks in Iraq

Baghdad's finances are set to slip further into the red in 2016 as low oil prices persist

Iraq
  • Feb 5, 2016
  • 7 min read

Debt, revenue woes to push African states to seek help

Nigeria's request for World Bank assistance is symptomatic of region-wide fiscal pressures

Africa
  • Feb 5, 2016
  • 2 min read

S&P, IMF see causes for optimism in Argentina

Despite 'encouraging' signs, however, the short-term economic outlook remains shaky

Argentina
  • Feb 2, 2016
  • 7 min read

Emerging market capital flows may stabilise in 2016

UNCTAD report on capital flows suggests that foreign direct investment in EMs held up better than expected in 2015

International