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International Monetary Fund

Type: Organization

Name: International Monetary Fund

Nationality: United States

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for International Monetary Fund

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 11 mins ago - 23 reports

IMF chief Christine Lagarde faces grilling over £342 million pay off to businessman

The payment was made to tycoon Bernard Tapie in 2007 to settle a dispute with state-owned bank Credit Lyonnais over the sale of Adidas in the 1990s.The head of the International Monetary Fund, who denies wrongdoing, is being quizzed by a Paris magistrate ... [Published Daily Express - 21 mins ago]

Entities: Christine Lagarde, Bernard Tapie, International Monetary Fund

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 18 mins ago - 8 reports

Oanda Corp

UK First Quarter Growth Confirmed

The UK’s economy grew at 0.3% in the first three months of the year, official figures have confirmed. The figure from the Office for National Statistics is unchanged from the initial estimate it gave in April. It confirms the UK avoided falling into ... [Published OANDA Forex Blog - 2 hours ago]

Entities: United Kingdom, Oanda Corp, International Monetary Fund, Recession

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 23 mins ago - 12 reports

Christine Lagarde

IMF’s Lagarde in Court for French Arbitration Payment Case

IMF’s Lagarde in Court for French Arbitration Payment Case IMF’s Lagarde in Court for French Arbitration Payment Case TEHRAN (FNA)- IMF chief Christine Lagarde arrived in court on Thursday for questioning by a French magistrate over her role in a €285 ... [Published Dogma and Geopolitics - 23 mins ago]

Entities: Christine Lagarde, Arbitration, International Monetary Fund

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 21 reports

BBC British Broadcasting Corp

French Court Questions IMF Chief Christine Legarde - BBC

IMF chief Christine Lagarde has arrived at a court in Paris for questioning over a payout to a controversial tycoon during her time as finance minister – BBC reports.She is being asked to explain her handling of a row in 2007 which resulted in some 400m ... [Published InterpressNews - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Bernard Tapie, BBC British Broadcasting Corp, International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 7 hours ago - 18 reports

Delay austerity and increase investment, IMF warns UK

BRUSSELS - The UK should delay plans to push through further austerity measures worth £10 billion (€12 billion), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Wednesday.Speaking on Wednesday (22 May) following the completion of a two week mission in ... [Published EUobserver - 7 hours ago]

Entities: International Monetary Fund, United Kingdom, Taxes, Economic Growth, David Lipton

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 8 hours ago - 3 reports

International Monetary Fund

IMF urges Britain to do more on growth

The International Monetary Fund has urged Britain to do more to boost growth in response to its slow economic recovery ... [Published Arabian Business - 8 hours ago]

Entities: International Monetary Fund, United Kingdom

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 12 hours ago - 8 reports

IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation with Myanmar and the First Review of Staff-Monitored

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Mr. Matt Davies visited Yangon and Nay Pyi Taw during May 8-22, 2013, for the 2013 Article IV Consultation and first review of the Staff- Monitored Program (SMP)1. The mission met with Union Minister of ... [Published Newswit.com - 12 hours ago]

Entities: International Monetary Fund, Myanmar/Burma, Maung Maung Thein, Than Nyein

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 55 reports

IMF calls for Osborne to kick-start the economy

Receive daily updates with our mid-morning newsletter THE UK needs to cut business taxes, slash red tape to allow more house building and bring forward infrastructure spending to make sure the recovery takes hold, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ... [Published City A.M. - 15 hours ago]

Entities: International Monetary Fund, George Osborne, Infrastructure, Taxes

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 6 reports

IMF studies bond restructuring reform

First high-level attempt to address the issue since efforts to create a sovereign debt mechanism failed a decade ago ... [Published FT.com - World - 21 hours ago]

Entities: International Monetary Fund

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 23 hours ago - 12 reports

Jamaica on the right track - Finance Minister

Dr. Peter Phillips - Finance MinisterAll the structural benchmarks have been put in place by the government and that Jamaica is now on track to meeting the targets of the loan facility with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).“We have demonstrated as ... [Published RJR News Online - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Jamaica, International Monetary Fund, Peter Phillips

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 20 reports

IMF urges UK government to sell stakes in Lloyds and RBS

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging the UK Treasury to accelerate its disposal of the 65 billion stakes in two of the UK's biggest banks. Currently, the UK taxpayer owns large stakes in both Lloyds and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and ... [Published Bobsguide - May 22 2013]

Entities: Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, International Monetary Fund, UK Government

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 11 reports

IMF Eases Pressure On Osborne Strategy

After all the fuss the International Monetary Fund has made over the past month about the need for the UK to change course on austerity, and about how George Osborne's policies are "playing with fire", most were expecting a harsh verdict from the Fund ... [Published 3FM Isle of Man - May 22 2013]

Entities: International Monetary Fund, Taxes, United Kingdom, Bank of England, Rising Prices

Quotes

"Our projections show that further debt relief will be needed for Europe to meet its commitment to reduce Greek debt significantly to the program level" IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said

IMF: Don't See Any New Official Sector Greek Debt Restructuring Now [Published Global Finance Magazine - 19 mins ago]

Christopher Mesnooh, a lawyer not connected to the case from Field Fisher Waterhouse in Paris, said: "What she is being criticised for today is taking the disputes between the bank, Mr. Tapie and the French state out of the national court system and submitting them to three private arbitrators, who decided basically behind closed doors how to resolve the dispute."

IMF chief Christine Lagarde faces grilling over £342 million pay off to businessman [Published Daily Express - 21 mins ago]

In her observations Kabedi-Mbuyi said, "Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to grow at 13% in 2013. Consumer price inflation declined from 16.9% in 2011, to 12% in 2012, aided by prudent monetary policy and stable exchange rate. It is forecast to decline further in 2013. Sierra Leone's external position improved in 2012, strengthening the reserve coverage."

IMF Pegs Sierra Leone's 2013 Real GDP Growth at 13% [Published Qatar News Agency - 33 mins ago]

"However, economic uncertainty and subdued confidence continues to determine borrowing behaviour, with households and businesses reducing borrowing and building up deposits where possible."

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Blogs

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IMF’s Lagarde in Court for French Arbitration P... [Published Dogma and Geopolitics - 23 mins ago] IMF’s Lagarde in Court for French Arbitration Payment Case IMF’s Lagarde in Court for French Arbitration Payment Case TEHRAN (FNA)- IMF chief Christine Lagarde arrived in court on Thursday for questioning by a French magistrate over her role in a €285 ...
UK First Quarter Growth Confirmed [Published OANDA Forex Blog - 2 hours ago] The UK’s economy grew at 0.3% in the first three months of the year, official figures have confirmed. The figure from the Office for National Statistics is unchanged from the initial estimate it gave in April. It confirms the UK avoided falling into ...
The Impact of IMF Loan to Kenya [Published Zunia.org RSS - 2 hours ago] The Government of Kenya and the international Monetary Fund (IMF) signed a loan of $$508.7 million in January 2011. The funds are expected to be released in three different tranches spread out till 2013. ActionAid International (AAI) has consistently ...
On Pankaj Mishra [Published 3quarksdaily - 3 hours ago] From the Ruins of Empire ends on a prolonged note of despair. “No convincingly universalist response exists today to Western ideas of politics and economy,” Mishra writes, “even though these seem increasingly febrile and dangerously unsuitable in ...
Paid for the risk? Egypt’s tempting pound [Published Global Investing - 4 hours ago] Surprising as it may seem, the Egyptian pound has got some fans. The currency has languished for months at record lows against the dollar and the headlines are alarming — the lack of an IMF aid programme, meagre hard currency reserves, political upheaval. ...

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IMF chief heads to court [Published CNN.com - Video - 5 hours ago]
IMF's growth warning to Britain [Published Reuters Video: Business - May 22 2013]
VIDEO: IMF: UK austerity 'drag on growth' [Published BBC News Video - Business - May 22 2013]
VIDEO: IMF: UK should push for growth [Published BBC News Video - Business - May 22 2013]
Europe Day Ahead: ¡Hola IMF! – Spain’s third ba... [Published Reuters Video: Top News - May 20 2013]

Press Releases

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