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IMF warns of decade of restraint
Sweeping spending cuts and tax increases will be required across the industrialised world over the next decade to bring public finances under control following the economic crisis, the International Monetary Fund warned
IMF refuses to rule out use of capital controls
Fund says such efforts usually ineffective
Lithuanian economy stabilising, says PM
Plan to raise more funds on capital markets
IMF warns Ukraine on aid
Strauss-Kahn ‘worried’ by wage rises
IMF sharply improves Asia forecast
Fund expects 5.8 per cent GDP rise next year
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