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The incoming government of newly elected Nawaz Sharif is seeking a soft loan from Saudi Arabia of $4bn-$5bn to avert a...

The UK Treasury considers John Maynard Keynes to be an idiot. He famously said that “the boom, not the slump, is the right...

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Gunboats used to be the customary penalty administered by the world’s great powers to smaller countries that reneged on...

On Friday April 19, George Osborne was having a bad day. The chancellor knew that, as markets closed, a second credit rating...

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday criticised the government’s “Help to Buy” scheme, adding a powerful voice to...

French judges grilled Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, for 12 hours on Thursday over allegations...

The International Monetary Fund is studying changes to how it handles sovereign debt restructurings after a turbulent period...

This is a guest post by Manmohan Singh, a senior economist at the IMF. Views expressed are his own and not those of the IMF....

This is a guest post by Manmohan Singh, a senior economist at the IMF. Views expressed are his own and not those of the IMF....

Supporters and critics of the UK government’s fiscal stance were keenly awaiting this month’s visit by the International...

What is the IMF’s assessment of the UK economy? Like the rest of us, the International Monetary Fund was cheered by the good...

The International Monetary Fund has called on George Osborne to boost infrastructure spending urgently to help fuel...

In April, the International Monetary Fund positioned itself to go head-to-head with the UK government over its fiscal...

Everyone has an open mind about negative rates these days… Swiss National Bank chief Thomas Jordan has said he certainly...

Weak UK retail sales alongside strengthening tax revenues provided a mixed economic backdrop ahead of Wednesday’s...

We’ve all heard, many times, the story that China’s capital stock is nowhere near that of more advanced economies, therefore...

A sharp fall in inflation was a boost for George Osborne on Tuesday as the chancellor prepares to face criticism from the...

By Erik Berglof of the EBRD The latest forecasts show that central Asia and the Caucasus are again the fastest-growing...

* China pledges boost to India trade * Qatar snaps up stakes in key lenders * IMF calls for more Middle East reforms *...

The IMF has reiterated calls for economic reform across the Middle East and North Africa as states in political transition...

As long ago as 1841, those who tried to govern Afghanistan complained about the country’s paltry income. “But what can be...

Hedge fund billionaire Paul Tudor Jones has hired one of the International Monetary Fund’s most senior officials in a move...

A growing number of Caribbean countries are likely to renege on their debts as the region runs out of options to tackle its...

Jamaica has suffered a long string of international rescues and ultimately failed fiscal programmes. But last month’s...

“Extend and pretend” could be a phrase to help yoga amateurs. In fact it is a practice that many European banks have been...

Christine Lagarde, the IMF managing director, captured a sense of fragmentation last month when she spoke of a “three-speed”...

Asian stocks were mixed with Japanese benchmarks slightly higher but many other regional stocks fell amid profit warnings...

The Bank of England has queried International Monetary Fund calculations used in a report estimating the central bank’s...

Marc Ostwald at Monument Securities has spotted that an important theme is developing: a rise in the number of warnings...

Quite a lot to ponder really. Members of the IMF's executive board were set to meet on Wednesday to discuss whether to...

Tuesday was a red letter day for Turkey, at least in the eyes of prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A little more than 10...

A battle between rival religious power centres over Egypt’s institutions and the nature of its Muslim identity threatens...

A commenter, A.N., objects to my argument that the big reason for the explosion in government bond yields in Spain was not...

I have enormous respect for Martin Wolf, as he knows, and never miss a single one of his brilliant and indispensable...

With a 17 per cent rally this year in the Pakistan stock market driven largely by hopes of a Nawaz Sharif election win, it...

The Federal Reserve will be at the centre of market attention this week with a collection of FOMC speeches, culminating with...