IMF-World Bank

  • Dec 6, 2012
  • 7 min read

Success of Greece's rescue is still very much in doubt

On December 4, the EU's Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) granted Greece a two-year...

Greece
  • Dec 4, 2012
  • 2 min read

IMF capital controls acceptance is policy catch-up

The IMF yesterday took a further step to accepting capital controls as potentially useful policy...

International
  • Nov 28, 2012
  • 2 min read

Confrontations in Egypt threaten new political turmoil

Protests are continuing today in Cairo and other cities against President Mohammed...

Egypt
  • Nov 27, 2012
  • 7 min read

Political tremors cloud Egypt's investment outlook

The Egyptian government and the IMF reached a preliminary agreement on a 22-month 4.8 billion...

Egypt
  • Nov 26, 2012
  • 6 min read

Delayed structural reform drags on Romanian economy

While domestic politics has been taking centre stage this year, sufficient consensus has not yet...

Romania
  • Nov 23, 2012
  • 7 min read

Greek government will fall without debt deal

Euro-area finance ministers, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and ECB President Mario...

Greece
  • Nov 21, 2012
  • 2 min read

Euro-area will not resolve Greek debt crisis overnight

There is a chance of a solution to the problem of making Greece's government debt...

EU
  • Nov 20, 2012
  • 2 min read

Hungary's Varga makes excuses for no IFI deal

Negotiations for an IMF/EU precautionary credit line have not broken down, Hungary's...

Hungary