Argentina seeking $20 billion IMF loan
Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentina has sought a $20 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, the country's economy minister ...
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
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Argentina’s Milei wins Congress green light for new IMF loan
Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentina's Congress on Wednesday gave President Javier Milei the green light to reach a new IMF ...
Ghana scraps IMF-linked ‘nuisance’ taxes
Accra (AFP) - Ghana's new government on Tuesday announced it was scrapping several Covid-era taxes introduced in an effort to ...
Sri Lanka signs $2.5b debt deal with Japan
Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka signed a deal with Japan Friday to restructure $2. 5 billion in loans, marking the ...
Sri Lanka budget banks on car taxes to boost coffers
Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka is banking on vehicle import taxes to boost revenue and revive the island nation's battered ...
El Salvador merchants no longer obliged to accept bitcoin
San Salvador (AFP) - Merchants in El Salvador, the first country to make bitcoin legal tender, will no longer be ...
IMF raises global growth outlook and flags rising economic divergence
Washington (AFP) - Global growth is expected to increase slightly this year while remaining stuck below its pre-pandemic average, the ...
Trump’s economic plans could cause inflation: IMF chief economist
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump's economic plans risk reigniting US inflation, International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas told ...
El Salvador plans to sell or shut its crypto wallet
San Salvador (AFP) - El Salvador will privatize or close the cryptocurrency wallet "Chivo" created by President Nayib Bukele when ...
IMF confirms talks with Argentina about new loan agreement
Washington (AFP) - The IMF and Argentina have begun negotiations over a new loan agreement as the current program draws ...
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