Agencies African economies have managed to weather the energy crisis brought on by the Iran war, but a decline in aid has left the continent vulnerable to future shocks, the head of the International Monetary Fund’s Africa department said Thursday. The IMF forecasts growth in Africa at 4.5 percent »»»

Business Business Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks to the media about the U.S.-Japan joint forex action upon her arrival at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, August 3, 2026. REUTERS/Issei Kato BANGKOK, Oct 15 : Japan told its G20 counterparts that authorities must watch exchange»»»

IMF director of the Asia and Pacific Department Krishna Srinivasan. BANGKOK (Oct 15): India is expected to become the world's fourth-largest economy by 2027, overtaking Japan, according to International Monetary Fund projections that on Thursday laid out the Asian nations' contrasting trajectories.»»»

BANGKOK –China must deliver bigger fiscal stimulus as its economy teeters on deflation, a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said on Oct 15. “We welcome the fiscal support China has provided to the economy. But in our view, it is quite limited in size and scope,” Krishna Srinivasan, »»»

The International Monetary Fund has raised India's growth forecast to 7% for this year and next. India is seen as having strong fundamentals which allow it to manage external pressures effectively. The exchange rate fluctuations are not indicative of economic failure according to IMF officials. Str»»»

BANGKOK, Thailand – Global public debt is projected to reach 100% of gross domestic product by 2029, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on October 14, urging governments to strengthen public finances as rising interest costs, energy subsidies and geopolitical tensions increase fiscal pres»»»

BANGKOK: The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday called for advanced economies to “act now” to address ballooning debt, with spiking bond yields at multi-decade highs and pressure growing on central banks to hike interest rates. Global public debt is at its highest level since the Second World»»»