IMF chief hails ‘constructive’ Spring Meetings held under tariff uncertainty
Washington (AFP) - The head of the International Monetary Fund said Friday that financial leaders meeting in Washington this week ...
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IMF chief hails ‘constructive’ Spring Meetings held under tariff uncertainty
Washington (AFP) - The head of the International Monetary Fund said Friday that financial leaders meeting in Washington this week ...
IMF slashes global growth outlook on impact of Trump tariffs
Washington (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slashed its forecast for global growth this year and warned of ...
World could boost growth by reducing trade doubt: IMF chief economist
Washington (AFP) - Policymakers should find a way to reduce the uncertainty over trade policy kicked up by Donald Trump's ...
Taxes on super rich and tech giants stall under Trump
Paris (AFP) - Global tax plans targeting billionaires and multinational companies are running aground, with the United States torpedoing reforms ...
Countries must ‘make the best’ of new multipolar world: IMF chief
Washington (AFP) - Countries have no choice but to "make the best" of the fragmentation of the global economy by ...
World economy likely to avoid recession despite tariffs: IMF chief
Washington (AFP) - The global economy is likely to avoid a recession despite the hit to growth from US President ...
Tariff war could cut US-China goods trade by 80 percent: WTO chief
Geneva (AFP) - The World Trade Organization chief said Wednesday the US-China tariff war could reduce trade in goods between ...
‘Spectacle’, ‘seismic shock’: Economists on Trump’s tariffs
Paris (AFP) - A wide range of economists are voicing alarm over US President Donald Trump's tariffs blitz, which has ...
‘Malignant stupidity’, ‘weak’: Economists on Trump’s tariffs
Paris (AFP) - A wide range of economists are voicing alarm over US President Donald Trump's tariffs blitz, which has ...
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