IMF-World Bank

  • Aug 26, 2011
  • 7 min read

Food prices to stay firm despite recent moderation

Since the mid-2000s food prices have been on an upward march -- prices for many major food...

International
  • Aug 16, 2011
  • 2 min read

Fundamentals signal strong global food prices

Global food prices were 33% higher last month than in July 2010, but 5% lower than their February...

International
  • Aug 5, 2011
  • 6 min read

Egypt's economic revival faces local, global problems

Former President Hosni Mubarak is on trial on charges which include corruption. The economy,...

Egypt
  • Aug 5, 2011
  • 2 min read

Probe is unlikely to affect Lagarde or the IMF

The Court of Justice of the Republic yesterday decided to investigate Lagarde's role in a...

IMF-World Bank
  • Aug 1, 2011
  • 6 min read

Kosovo Serbs and Albanians wage trade war

KFOR peacekeepers opened the border crossing at Brnjak yesterday evening, to passenger cars and...

Kosovo
  • Jul 28, 2011
  • 2 min read

Growth optimism casts doubt on French credibility

The IMF yesterday warned that France risks missing its target of a 3% deficit by 2013 due to a...

France
  • Jul 25, 2011
  • 2 min read

Selective default will not solve Greek debt burden

Moody's today cut Greece's rating from Caa1 to Ca, two ranks above a default rating, warning that...

Greece
  • Jul 22, 2011
  • 7 min read

Rescue deal slows, not ends, euro-area debt crisis

Fitch Ratings today said that Greece faces a "restricted default", after EU leaders yesterday...

EU