With the world economy reeling from the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, nations must do all they can to promote a recovery that also fights against the climate-change crisis, International Monetar
Corruption is one of the greatest obstacles to economic development. It deprives nations of income to invest into public services, with adverse implications for education, health, well-being, and pros
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) provides financial assistance to countries in economic trouble. But its policy proposals don’t always yield positive results for the countries it purports to help
“I hope people will listen now” said Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month. Lagarde was alluding to the wav
Two men sit at the roadside in the hope of being offered work. South Africa’s unemployment is moving towards 30%. The view that South Africa should look towards the International Monetary Fund
To stem the economic fallout from COVID-19, developed countries have injected an unprecedented US$9 trillion into their economies. The International Monetary Fund has recommended sustained fiscal supp
The IMF headquarters in Washington DC. Shutterstock The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has become increasingly infatuated by the negative consequences of excessive inequality. This new-found missio
The vast majority of International Monetary Fund loans extended during the Covid-19 pandemic have suggested or demanded spending cuts that would worsen poverty and inequality, charity group Oxfam says
Mark Weisbrot The fund’s loan agreement with Ecuador will worsen unemployment and poverty Ecuadorian police arrest a protestor during a demonstration against president Lenin Moreno’s austerity measure
The International Monetary Fund issued a report Tuesday on the current global economic outlook. The IMF is projecting global growth will contract by more than 4% this year. That’s slightly better than
Kristalina Georgieva says investing to create resilient economies is a ‘win-win-win-win’ scenario Kristalina Georgieva says there is a fourfold benefit from policies aiming to reverse global heating.
General US Participation in the IMF: A Primer *Pro General economic growth The effects of IMF programs on poverty, income inequality and social expenditure in low income countries: an empirical analys
The International Monetary Fund this week delivered a somewhat surprising message. It warned Earth was on course for “potentially catastrophic” damage under climate change, and called for green invest
A clerk counts Chinese 100 yuan banknotes at a bank in Nantong, Jiangsu province. REUTERS/China Daily Financial news outlets have extensively covered the formation of the Asian Infrastructure I
Ghana has, since independence in 1957, regularly turned to the IMF for financial assistance Shutterstock The relationship between Ghana and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is, to many Gha
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been described as the lender of last resort for countries in financial distress. But the stiff medicine doled out by the fund is still subject to huge controv
Analysis shows IMF advice to countries accessing Covid-19 emergency funds fails to systematically address climate risks and implicitly endorses fossil fuel subsidies IMF managing director Kristalina G
Over 80 per cent of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Covid-19 loans recommend poor countries hit hard by the economic fallout from the pandemic adopt tough new austerity measures in the afterma
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) meetings over the past week saw continued focus on the climate crisis. The fund has previously discussed financial sector-focused solutions, putting out pa
The IMF will have a critical role to play in the recovery from the economic and health crises brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Its immediate role is to give countries the financial support they
