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Fund predicts that Europe and emerging markets will be lagging behind in 2022
With further payments coming due, Lusaka is under pressure to stabilise finances to secure an IMF deal
Nightly riots underscore frustration with poverty and high unemployment
The IMF chief calls for global co-operation to support health systems and limit the damage of economic scarring
Institutions, creditors and lobby groups tout policies to relieve pandemic’s fiscal strain
We cannot afford to exclude the world’s lower-income countries from the economic recovery
Kristalina Georgieva says financial system more resilient than 10 years ago, but policymakers must act quickly
Short-term outlook suggests greater fiscal and monetary stimulus required, fund warns
Economy minister Martín Guzmán says government is in no rush for new programme
Lessons from Japan: Past public works projects hint at what to expect as IMF urges governments to loosen purse strings
Islamabad refuses to implement reforms over fears they will generate middle-class backlash
The G20 summit and a Biden administration could lead to new initiatives for poorer countries
Mohammed al-Jadaan tells FT he is ‘optimistic’ about measure hitherto blocked by US
Letter sent by lawmakers loyal to vice-president has raised concerns about negotiations
Action is both essential and affordable — but it demands international leaders’ co-operation
Unlike Black Death, coronavirus has widened divisions, hurting low skilled, women and the young more than others
Governments’ ability to fund debts through growth faces deep uncertainty
Central banks have taken unprecedented steps, but now demand needs a lift
Output now expected to shrink 10.4% in 2020 and recover only partially next year
Falling prices at auctions suggest trouble ahead for lenders to beleaguered companies
Greater dispersion of returns likely for firms and countries as debt and deficits surge
Governments need to focus on the cost of inaction, not the cost of supporting economies
Governments are planning to cut deficits at the wrong time
The African state and its Chinese lenders must come clean on borrowings
The IMF and World Bank are urging richer countries to spend their way out of the pandemic, although some developing nations face cuts
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