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Hungary says it will forego IMF loan

AFP Global Edition 5 days ago

Hungary will forego the next installment of an IMF loan and will postpone assistance offered by the European Union, Finance Minister Peter Oszko said Monday. "Hungary will not draw on the next installment of its IMF loan and is preparing an agreement ...

Stronger yuan needed for rebalancing: IMF chief

Reuters US Online Report Business News 6 days ago

BEIJING (Reuters) - A stronger Chinese yuan is part of the reforms that Beijing needs to implement to increase domestic consumption and help ease global imbalances, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Monday. IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said ...

APEC CEO Summit Takes Place In Singapore - Day 1

Getty Images 8 days ago

SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 13: In this handout image provided by the IMF, the International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn speaks at the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Annual Lecture at the Ritz Carlton Hotel on November 13, 2009 in Singapore. Over 800 ...

IMF chief puts China under new currency pressure

AFP Global Edition 8 days ago

The International Monetary Fund said Friday a stronger yuan would boost China's economy, but the Asian power showed no sign of heeding a growing clamour to budge on its rigid exchange rate. Speaking at annual meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ...

IMF chief does not see double-dip U.S. recession

Reuters US Online Report Business News 9 days ago

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The head of the International Monetary Fund said on Friday the pace of the recovery in the U.S. economy remains sluggish but he does not believe there will be a double-dip recession. IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said that ...

Gold price hits record high as dollar wanes

AFP Global Edition 12 days ago

Gold prices hit a record high of 1,111.20 dollars an ounce on Monday in response to rising demand for the precious metal from emerging economies and a decline in the value of the dollar. The gold price on the London Bullion Market ...

Dollar down again as G20 backs ongoing stimulus

AP News 13 days ago

Dollar down again as G20 backs ongoing stimulus, IMF says dollar remains 'on the strong side' The euro pushed back up above $1.50 Monday after finance ministers from the Group of 20 rich and developing countries steered clear from addressing the weakness ...

IMF warns Sri Lanka against borrowing

AFP South Asian Edition 13 days ago

The IMF on Monday warned Sri Lanka against issuing government bonds to build up foreign currency reserves after it released the second instalment of a 2.6-billion-dollar bailout. The International Monetary Fund said Colombo's reserves were at a "comfortable position" having slumped to ...

IMF says stimulus needed to aid 'nascent' recovery

AFP Global Edition 14 days ago

The International Monetary Fund on Saturday said emergency stimulus measures must remain to avoid endangering a "nascent" economic recovery, as the G20 agreed here to maintain support. "An overarching risk is that the recovery stalls" owing to early exits from record-low interest ...

Sri Lanka buying gold to diversify reserves: bank

AFP South Asian Edition 15 days ago

Sri Lanka's central bank on Saturday said it has been buying gold to diversify its reserves amid volatile currency markets, days after India announced it had purchased 200 tonnes of the precious metal. Central Bank assistant governor Nandalal Weerasinghe declined to confirm ...

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