IMF-World Bank

  • Sep 26, 2011
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Brazil set to contain exchange-rate volatility

Brazilian Finance minister Guido Mantega brought forward one day, to Saturday, his returned from...

Brazil
  • Sep 26, 2011
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IMF toughness on Ukraine's gas tariffs helps Russia

The IMF will not resume disbursing Ukraine's stand-by arrangement (SBA) without higher household...

Ukraine
  • Sep 22, 2011
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Brazil's Rousseff seeks greater global role for BRICS

Becoming the first woman to open the UN General Assembly, President Dilma Rousseff yesterday...

Brazil
  • Sep 21, 2011
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IMF sees slowing Latin American growth

Latin America and the Caribbean will see GDP growth of 4.5% in 2011 and 4.0% in 2012, according...

Latin America
  • Sep 21, 2011
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Global economy will muddle through, indicates IMF

The IMF yesterday cut its global growth forecast to 4.0%, both for this year and 2012 -- 0.3...

International
  • Sep 21, 2011
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IMF tells Eastern Europe to focus on fiscal reform

Growth in the former Soviet states has been supported by commodity prices, which makes them...

Russia
  • Sep 19, 2011
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World Bank seeks to mainstream gender in development

Despite significant progress in the last 25 years to address gender inequality, disadvantages...

International
  • Sep 16, 2011
  • 11 min read

Concerns over dollar's global role are premature

Questioning of the world economic order has not spared the international monetary system (IMS). A...

International