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BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... year and private creditors aren't expected to take writedowns on the nation's debt, the head of the International Monetary Fund's aid mission to the country said." "I'm sure in a few months when the results of the current year are stronger in the eyes ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... developed and developing countries took centre stage after they urged Europe to do more before the International Monetary Fund could be expected to commit itself further to helping resolve the eurozone debt crisis. Higher oil prices also hurt sentiment ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... point. "These things tend to disappoint, but on the agenda will definitely be an increase in the IMF's (International Monetary Fund) lending capacity," he said. "There've been headlines recently suggesting a bit of friction there, so there should be ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... the US government's huge health benefit programs, a major cause of future deficits. WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Israel of possible instability due to the high unemployment and deep poverty among Arab-Israelis and ultra-orthodox ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... parties would sign up to the latest set of austerity measures in return from fresh aid from the EU and International Monetary Fund. But with parties only going into a meeting on the terms of the deal late on Wednesday afternoon, it was very likely that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... deal with its private creditors as well as a second bailout from its partners in the eurozone and the International Monetary Fund. However, as one deadline after another is missed, some traders are preparing for the worst - a disorderly debt default ...

What hard landing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... For the record, China's economy slowed to 9.2% last year from 10.4% in 2010. And only last week, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) told us that it expects China's economy to grow by only 8.2% this year - down from its September guesstimate of 9.0%. ...

Nikkei not nice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... deficit in 30 years. And the external account is unlikely to improve anytime soon, particularly if the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank's recent global growth downgrades prove accurate. Moreover, the lingering European debt crisis would ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
... from the Greece's private bondholders, taking it one step closer to a chaotic default, and after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) downgraded its global growth forecast. But markets struggled off their lows following a solid auction of three- and ...

Australian economic fundamentals solid: Swan

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
Treasurer Wayne Swan has moved to reassure Australians in the wake of the International Monetary Fund's latest gloomy outlook for the world economy. In its latest World Economic Outlook update released today, the IMF downgraded global growth forecasts ...