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Global economy 'remarkably resilient', faces growth challenges: IMF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... resilience" stemming from a strong demand for services and "tangible progress" in combatting inflation, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva said. In a speech in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Georgieva expressed optimism for ...

Budget all about responsible economic management: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... budget. Speaking in Washington DC at the G20 Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting and International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Bank 2023 Spring Meetings, Chalmers said the government is putting "finishing touches" on the budget which ...

Global economic growth hits 20-year low: IMF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reported a significant decrease in global economic growth, reaching a 20-year low. The IMF World Economic Outlook 2023 report said there were tentative signs in early 2023 that the world economy could achieve ...

Capital markets spearhead next recession: CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... rate of growth of rapidly rising interest rates, which prove to be another challenge, she said. The International Monetary Fund estimates that global debt, which includes private and corporate debt, has hit a staggering US$235 trillion. "The debt burden ...

Downside risk dominates Australia's economic outlook: IMF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Australia's economy is on a narrow path to a soft landing, with downside risks. An IMF report said downside risks to the economic outlook dominate, with uncertainty regarding global growth, commodity ...

CPI rises despite Fed rate hikes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... policy stance in the near term was consistent with risk-management considerations. More broadly, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported that global economic activity is experiencing a broad-based and sharper-than-expected slowdown. Resultantly ...

Treasurer responds to dour inflation, growth

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has addressed Australia's confronting inflation numbers and the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) substantial global growth downgrades at a Canberra press conference. Unsurprised to see inflation north of 6%, Chalmers ...

CPI rises, IMF lowers global outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... rise in the June quarter CPI were new dwellings (5.6%) and automotive fuel (4.2%). Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has hugely downgraded its global growth outlook. "The world's three largest economies are stalling, with important ...

US rocked by inflation disaster

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... primary role in fighting inflation and regulating financial institutions," Biden added. Yesterday, International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva said inflation is higher than expected and ensuing central bank monetary tightening ...

Sri Lanka announces bankruptcy

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... market. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe announced his plans to negotiate with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a bankrupt country. "Our country has held talks with the IMF on many occasions before. But this time the situation ...