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  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    Global Economy
    IMF chief warns global economy faces ‘biggest test since second world war’

    Kristalina Georgieva says Ukraine conflict is ‘devastating lives, dragging down growth and pushing up inflation’

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Sri Lanka
    Crisis-hit Sri Lanka braces for debt default as dollars run out

    Grace period for Colombo to make interest payments on two international bonds expired on Wednesday

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Financial support for Ukraine falling short, says Yellen

    US Treasury secretary says commitments from countries and multilateral lenders are inadequate and need to be stepped up

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    News in-depthPakistan
    Imran Khan plots comeback as Pakistan’s new leaders battle economic woes

    Ex-leader’s anti-US rhetoric finds support among population fed up with inflation

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    Americas economy
    Ukraine war offers Latin America opportunity to boost exports, says IMF

    Fund official says region can play a role in alleviating commodity shortages caused by Russia’s invasion

  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
    News in-depthGlobal Economy
    IMF walkout and downgrades underscore bleak economic outlook

    Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggers protest as global growth and policymaking efforts are derailed

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    Gillian Tett
    Beware the rich persons’ savings glut

    Since the 1990s, the private share of national wealth has soared while public wealth has shrunk

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    Free LunchMartin Sandbu
    The many challenges faced at the World Bank/IMF spring meetings Premium content

    Latest reports show what keeps the world’s economic policymakers awake at night

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    Sri Lanka
    UN asks Sri Lanka to negotiate ‘debt-for-nature’ swaps to ease economic meltdown

    Indian Ocean island nation has been rocked by protests against food, medicine and fuel shortages

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    Disrupted Times
    IMF and World Bank highlight fragile state of global economy

    Growth forecasts downgraded, ‘horrific autumn’ for Britons, the end of streaming’s easy-money years

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine needs $15bn over next three months, says IMF

    Kristalina Georgieva urges fund’s membership to provide aid to economy battered by Russia’s invasion

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    Global Economy
    Fiscal relief from inflation is transitory, IMF says

    Surge in prices will not produce any long-term improvement in public finances

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Who will back Elon Musk?

    Netflix shares tumbles after its first quarter earnings reports, and IMF cuts its global growth forecast

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    UK economic growth
    UK to have slowest growth of G7 nations in 2023, says IMF

    PM’s claims that Britain has strongest rebound in group undermined by fund’s latest economic forecast

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    FT Alphaville
    The IMF weighs in on LMAO’s nickel debacle

    “Governance mechanisms for the LME need to be strengthened to address conflict of interest”.

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    Global Economy
    Emerging markets risk financial distress as rates begin to rise, IMF warns

    Heavy borrowing in dollars and euros, coupled with surge in food and energy prices, hits public finances

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    Global Economy
    IMF cuts global growth forecast to 3.6% as Ukraine war hits neighbours hard

    European countries and emerging markets most vulnerable to economic challenges including prolonged inflation

  • Monday, 18 April, 2022
    Chinese economy
    China GDP beats forecasts but lockdowns weigh on economic outlook

    World Bank cuts this year’s global growth forecast to 3.2% as IMF warns over private debt pile

  • Sunday, 17 April, 2022
    Global economic growth
    War and stagflation threaten global economy as pandemic recovery slows

    IMF expected to downgrade forecasts as price pressures mount and confidence slips

  • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
    Global Economy
    Ukraine war is ‘massive setback’ for global economic recovery, says IMF chief

    Kristalina Georgieva warns of ‘clear danger’ of inflation as Russian invasion hits post-pandemic rebound

  • Saturday, 9 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    IMF opens account to channel donor funds to Ukraine

    Aid to be used to help Kyiv ‘meet its balance of payments’ and ‘help stabilise its economy’

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Lebanon
    Lebanon reaches preliminary $3bn deal with IMF

    Agreement marks first big step in tackling crippling economic crisis but full approval depends on reform package

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Preventing a crisis in emerging markets

    Efforts at sovereign debt relief have stalled at the wrong time

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
    Sri Lanka
    Police fire tear gas at Sri Lankans protesting over economic crisis

    Unrest has been stoked by a foreign currency crunch, rolling blackouts and fuel shortages

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Crypto vs gold: the search for an investment bolt hole

    The market in the yellow metal may be a bubble, but at least it’s a 6,000-year-old one. Meanwhile, bitcoin looks like a short-term fad

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