A gauge of uncertainty co-developed by IMF staff illustrates this. While market measures of volatility and business surveys ...

Over 120 countries now have self-imposed fiscal straitjackets, up 7% since Covid. Britain, whose finance minister Rachel ...

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva calls for a single, authoritative voice to lead the implementation of the Draghi ...

China’s reported current account surplus understates China’s contribution to global trade imbalances. The massive gap between China’s export and import volume growth over the last six years tells a ...

The IMF is right to warn that some countries will need to rethink aspects of their welfare systems to stabilise their debt.

The International Monetary Fund has said there is room for further easing in Thailand to boost domestic demand.

After two years of uneven recovery, 2025 has been a mist of slow growth, high household debt and psychological fatigue.

Vows to implement controversial 13 Amendment SJB leader Sajith Premadasa has asserted that the National People’s Power ...

The IMF, in its bailout, cited Sri Lankan Airlines, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Ceylon Electricity Board as loss-making State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), which were causing a heavy burden on state ...

Just as Korea’s development was unprecedented, the challenges it now faces are also of an unparalleled scale. However, Korea ...

Taxes, taxes and more taxes. Black holes, lack of fiscal sobriety and an IMF moment looming. Among the various gloomy ...