Financial assistance would be dependent on Nicolás Maduro standing down

International lender allows embattled government more time for reforms

President Lenín Moreno says deal will save his country from Venezuela’s fate

News of Mohammed bin Salman’s visit comes as minister announces progress on IMF deal

New chief economist Gita Gopinath warns of darkening economic outlook

PM Imran Khan also in talks over IMF bailout to stabilise country’s fragile public finances

Head of state pits himself against populist former PM Yulia Tymoshenko

Islamabad attempts to increase productivity as economy falters

Industrials, energy and tech stocks fall in broad sell-off

Fund revises down growth forecasts to 3.5% this year and 3.6% in 2020

Fund keeps economic growth prediction for 2019 unchanged at 1.5%

Regulators fear looser lending standards for low-rated companies could precipitate the next downturn

Concerns deepen amid build up of hard-to-track Chinese lending

President oversees a country with expected 10m% inflation and a flood of people leaving

Fund official warns on trade tensions, policy flaws and weakness in China

Islamabad has been struggling with weakening fiscal position and dwindling reserves

Britain poised to drop to seventh in list of world’s largest economies

Coffers shored up as elections loom and Russian tensions simmer