Topic: International Monetary Fund

Analysis: For euro zone, a year of deleveraging dangerously

LONDON (Reuters) - With governments laboring under too much debt and banks hobbled by too little capital, 2012 is shaping up as another year of hard slog for Europe's economy that could yet test the single currency to destruction.The Netherlands on Thursday ...

IMF says Greece must move faster on reforms

ATHENS (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund stepped up pressure on Greece on Wednesday, saying promised reforms were behind schedule in most areas and the delays were stalling recovery from years of recession.Greece, crushed under debt amounting to some 160 percent of ...

US praises progress in EU debt summit

The United States on Friday said signs of progress in the fight to end the eurozone debt crisis were "a good thing" but added that work remained to be done."There has been some progress and that's a good thing," said White House ...

IMF sees crisis boosting emerging economies role

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The debt crisis in Europe is accelerating the shift towards a greater role for emerging economies on the world stage, Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said on Friday.(Reporting by Todd Benson; Writing by ...

IMF denies in Italy aid talks

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's prime minister faces a testing week as he seeks to shore up the country's strained public finances, with an IMF mission expected in Rome and market pressure building to a point where outside help may be needed to ...

Italy's PM in austerity race, IMF denies in aid talks

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's prime minister faces a testing week as he seeks to shore up the country's strained public finances, with an IMF mission expected in Rome and market pressure building to a point where outside help may be needed to ...

Italy's Monti in austerity race as IMF role eyed

ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Mario Monti faces a testing week seeking to shore up Italy's strained public finances, with an IMF mission expected in Rome and market pressure building to a point where outside help may be needed to stem a ...

IMF replaces Europe director as debt crisis boils

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund replaced its European Director with a powerful, well-connected, insider on Wednesday in a sign the global lender is setting a more forceful course of action in dealing with the European crisis.The global lender named Reza ...

New Italian, Greek governments race to limit damage

ROME/ATHENS (Reuters) - Technocrat leaders in Italy and Greece rushed to form governments as they sought to limit the damage from the euro zone debt crisis on Monday, and the euro climbed on relief that a key Italian bond auction drew decent ...

IMF warns rich states may fall back into recession

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Friday warned that advanced economies could fall back into recession unless policy-makers move with greater urgency to agree on policies to boost growth.In a note prepared for the G20 summit in Cannes, France, last ...
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