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The IMF is forecasting a ‘hard landing’ for the global economy if high inflation continues
Fund cautions that higher-for-longer interest rates could amplify financial risks
World Bank and IMF meetings must tackle financial and climate risks
China, US, eurozone, India and UK well-placed to avoid slowdown going into IMF-World Bank spring meetings
Prospects for the medium term are the worst since 1990, says fund’s managing director
Fund points to foreign direct investment increasingly flowing between countries that are geopolitical allies
Fallout from pandemic and war in Ukraine could be exacerbated if financial turmoil sparks recession
Kristalina Georgieva says uncertainties in the world economy remain ‘exceptionally high’
The institution must work with the private sector if we are to meet the challenges that lie ahead
Evidence is accumulating that tightening is not a good idea, but the IMF is not for turning
Officials say worst-case projections in summer 2022 are now their baseline scenario
Forecasts for the year are bleak but the narratives we’re presented with have flaws
Kristalina Georgieva says next couple of months will be ‘tough for China’ due to spread of Covid
The latest data indicates a clear link between trade integration and falling global inequality
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IMF meetings yet to align better awareness of major economic problems with the scale of action required
Paris-based agency says higher crude prices would increase energy security risks worldwide
Taking on some lazy arguments for monetary tightening
As the new IMF report focuses on continuing downside risks, what can and should be done?
Fund expects world growth of just 2.7% next year as chief economist warns of ‘darkest hour’ ahead
High food and energy prices have fuelled business and consumer pessimism, Brookings-FT tracking index shows
Risks to economic outlook are ‘overwhelmingly tilted to the downside’, fund warns
Fund warns that downside risks cited in the spring have now materialised
Vast debts make the world economy more fragile than it was over 40 years ago
Paris-based organisation urges members to protect poorer households and countries from impact of war in Ukraine
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