IMF-World Bank

  • Mar 26, 2012
  • 2 min read

US choice for the Bank reflects emerging-market clout

Three candidates will contest the position of World Bank president, the Board of Executive...

International
  • Mar 23, 2012
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Irish recession may see ECB more flexible on debt

Ireland entered a recession in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to data released yesterday.

Ireland
  • Mar 22, 2012
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Divisions weaken emerging market Bank bid

World Bank member countries have until tomorrow present candidates to succeed Robert Zoellick as...

International
  • Mar 19, 2012
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Slow growth will exacerbate Serbia's debt problem

Serbia's BB sovereign rating is constrained by its high level of external debt, among other...

Serbia
  • Mar 14, 2012
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Fitch upgrade is no herald yet of Greece's recovery

For the first time since late 2009, a ratings agency has upgraded Greece's sovereign...

Greece
  • Mar 12, 2012
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IMF exit may prove politically popular in Argentina

The IMF is to close its office in Buenos Aires, it was reported today, and will manage relations...

Argentina
  • Mar 6, 2012
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Optimism of IMF and Lisbon ignores lack of growth

The IMF today said that Portugal should be able to access bond markets in September 2013, as...

Portugal
  • Mar 6, 2012
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Return to IMF fiscal rectitude may boost Kosovo's FDI

A visiting IMF mission has found "significant over-performance" in Kosovo's fiscal deficit target...

Kosovo