Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief said Thursday there is a “fundamental shift” in the global economy, urging countries to bring down inflation, put in place responsible fiscal policy, and jointly support emerging market and developing economies. The global economy is moving “from a world of …
Read More »Government concealing debt figures: Experts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have faulted the government for using statistics that do not give the real picture of the state of affairs to define the performance of the economy. An example is the Debt-to-GDP ratio that the government uses to determine the safety and strength of the …
Read More »IMF cuts 2022 global growth forecast to 3.2 pct, warns of downside risks
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday slashed the global growth forecast for 2022 to 3.2 percent, down by 0.4 percentage point from the April projection, according to its newly released update to the World Economic Outlook (WEO). Several shocks have hit the world economy already …
Read More »IMF warns of further downside risks for global economy
Davos, Switzerland | Xinhua | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday warned of further headwinds for the global economy and spiralling inflation around the world due to the conflict in Ukraine, while voicing that China will remain an engine of growth after the “near-term headwinds”. “We are seeing additional weaknesses …
Read More »IMF chief urges fast, well-coordinated actions to tackle food crisis
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief said on Wednesday that the Russia-Ukraine war has led to food shortages and sharply higher prices, urging the international community to take fast, well-coordinated actions to tackle food crisis. The war has created “a crisis on top of a crisis” …
Read More »IMF cuts 2022 global growth forecast to 3.6 pct amid Russia-Ukraine conflict
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday slashed global growth forecast for 2022 to 3.6 percent amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, 0.8 percentage points lower than the January projection, according to its newly released World Economic Outlook report. The Ukraine crisis unfolds while the global economy is …
Read More »World Bank expects debt crisis to continue to worsen in 2022
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Due to high debt and deficit levels, countries are “under severe financial stress,” and the debt crisis is expected to “continue to worsen” in 2022, World Bank Group President David Malpass said on Monday. Noting that debt is one of the two big problems facing global …
Read More »UN chief welcomes creation of new IMF trust
United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed the creation of the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said his spokesman. Guterres congratulated IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and the Executive Board for approving the new RST effective May 1, said spokesman …
Read More »IMF to downgrade forecast for over 140 economies amid Russia-Ukraine conflict
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief said Thursday that the organization will revise down its global growth forecast amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the impact of which will contribute to downgrades for 143 economies this year. “To put it simply: we are facing a crisis on top …
Read More »IMF clears Uganda for UGX455Bn credit after good performance
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Monetary Fund-IMF, has given Uganda a clean bill of health regarding the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the funds and the economy as a whole. For this, the Fund’s board has allowed for the immediate release of 127 million US Dollars (about 455 …
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