WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Monday said the United States was getting carried away with a government austerity drive, offering some of the institution's bluntest...

Last month’s bailout led by the International Monetary Fund could be the country’s final chance to avert an economic catastrophe

Cyprus needs to improve the implementation of its laws against money laundering, the International Monetary Fund said, adding that improved transparency will help boost the financial sector after its recent crisis.

The International Monetary Fund is planning to send two missions to Spain in the coming weeks, one to study the country's ailing bank sector and the other for the nation's annual economic assessment, a fund official said Thursday.

The International Monetary Fund is planning to send two missions to Spain in the coming weeks, one to study the country's ailing bank sector and the other for the nation's annual economic assessment, a fund official said Thursday.

More central bank easing in the U.S. and Europe may be warranted if the economic outlook sours, but there's a risk of diminishing returns, the International Monetary Fund said in a report Thursday.

Global central bank bond buying efforts were warranted and helped stabilize the financial system, but they may need to be wound down so long as the economy is able to grow moderately, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday.

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund staff will visit Madrid on May 21 for their third review of Spain's reforms of its banking system, the IMF said on Thursday.

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's executive board approved a $1.3 billion, three-year loan to Cyprus on Wednesday, part of a larger international bailout to help the...

Top officials at the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday challenged financial regulators imposing far-reaching reforms on the biggest banks, arguing that the global benefits of...

ISTANBUL, May 11 (Reuters) - Egypt's new planning minister said on Saturday he was confident the country would reach a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a $4.8 billion loan programme, although the timing of its next visit to Cairo wa

ISTANBUL, May 10 (Reuters) - Ukraine is optimistic that it will sign a $15 billion loan deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the near future after positive talks, Finance Minister Yuri...

TOKYO, May 10 (Reuters) - The current level of the yen is appropriate given the package of policies that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is trying to pursue, a senior International Monetary Fund...

WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund is not currently planning a new visit to Egypt to discuss the country's $4.8 billion loan program as it awaits new economic data and...

WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund is not currently planning a new visit to Egypt to discuss the country's $4.8 billion loan program as it awaits new economic data and...

I’m a money manager with roots in policy economics. I worked at the US Treasury under both a Republican and a Democratic administration. I did a tour of duty at the International Monetary Fund as well. For most of the 90s, I was a sovereign deb

Europe should eventually end its collaboration with the International Monetary Fund and handle crises using its own institutions, European Central Bank executive-board member Joerg Asmussen said.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - For European banking union to succeed, all EU member countries need to be in agreement, Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said on Tuesday.

For European banking union to succeed, all EU member countries need to be in agreement, Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said on Tuesday.

AMSTERDAM, May 7 (Reuters) - For European banking union to succeed, all EU member countries need to be in agreement, Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said on Tuesday.

AMSTERDAM, May 7 (Reuters) - For European banking union to succeed, all EU member countries need to be in agreement, Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said on...

AMSTERDAM, May 7 (Reuters) - For European banking union to succeed, all EU member countries need to be in agreement, Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said on...

WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday Colombia has requested a new flexible credit line to replace its previous $6 billion two-year program with the Fund,...

The International Monetary Fund reopened the debate over whether European governments will need to take losses on their bailout loans to Greece, stating that Greece's debt remains "much too high" and European commitments to lighten it are welcome.

Debt-laden Greece makes progress to improve its finances, but must do more to fight the "notorious" tax evasion, the International Monetary Fund says.

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Wednesday approved a $932.2 million four-year lending agreement with Jamaica that is meant to help the Caribbean...

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Wednesday approved a $932.2 million four-year lending agreement with Jamaica that is meant to help the debt-ridden...

CAIRO, April 30 (Reuters) - Egypt's Finance Minister appointed his economic adviser Abdallah Shehata to manage negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, days after former negotiator Hany...

Asia Pacific economies will improve gradually in 2013, the International Monetary Fund said, though it warned that strong capital inflows create overheating risks.

International Monetary Fund warns of increased risks for the region but maintains that it will lead a ‘global three-speed recovery’

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek lawmakers on Sunday approved a reform law to unlock about 8.8 billion euros ($8.9 billion) of rescue loans from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.

Chancellor stresses that his plans are both ‘credible’ and ‘flexible’ – a formulation aimed squarely at new-found International Monetary Fund critics

WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Friday welcomed Spain's decision to ease up on its austerity drive, saying it should aid employment while still helping to return...

WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Friday welcomed Spain's decision to ease up on its austerity drive, saying it should aid employment while still helping to return the nation to fiscal health.

Despite the International Monetary Fund/World Bank Spring Meetings, as well as a G20 get-together, the biggest economic news of the past two weeks was the mistake in an influential economic study. Here is the intro. to my latest Hurriyet Daily News (

Capital constraints on euro-zone banks will weigh on their willingness to provide cross-border funding, which will limit the availability of credit in central, eastern and south-eastern Europe, the International Monetary Fund said Friday.

Dalibor Rohac and Marian L. TupyLast week’s Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund came with the usual signs of big international gatherings: tight security, politicians, celebrities, uplifting declarations, and l

Christine Lagarde wants her staffat the International Monetary Fund to examine what might happento the global economy when central banks begin to raise interestrates. She’s wasting their time.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is not consolidating its own budget but policy overall is appropriate, Olivier Blanchard, chief economist of the International Monetary Fund was quoted as saying on Thursday.

Britain avoided slipping into its third recession in five years during the first quarter of the year, a relief for the government, which has pledged to stick to an austerity program that has been questioned by the International Monetary Fund.

The European Central Bank should look to see if its policies can unclog blocked lending channels and be used to target problem countries, one of the International Monetary Fund's top officials said on Thursday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain finds out on Thursday if its stagnant economy has slipped back into recession, a week after the International Monetary Fund urged finance minister George Osborne to consider scaling back his austerity program.

Britain finds out on Thursday if its stagnant economy has slipped back into recession, a week after the International Monetary Fund urged finance minister George Osborne to consider scaling back his austerity program.

WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Wednesday urged Congress to permanently boost U.S. funding for the International Monetary Fund, saying it is in Washington's...

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - There have been signs of progress in talks between the International Monetary Fund and Egyptian officials over a proposed $4.8 billion loan, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Wednesday. "It is a very difficult political mom

COLOMBO, April 24 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's state-runelectricity board will show a roughly 45 billion rupee ($355million) loss in 2013, a government spokesman said, although ithas raised tariffs in response to International Monetary Fund(IMF) requests.

The International Monetary Fund's recent criticism of the U.K.'s austerity program conflicts with its general advice to its members and won't persuade the government to change its plans, a U.K.

French actor Gerard Depardieu is playing the role of Dominique Strauss-Kahn in a upcoming movie about the sex scandal that caused DSK to resign as head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).  Here's a photo from the filming [via World Crunch]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund and Egyptian officials said on Sunday they were working to reach a deal on a proposed $4.8 billion loan in "coming weeks," citing progress in weekend talks in Washington.

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund and Egyptian officials said on Sunday they were working to reach a deal on a proposed $4.8 billion loan in "coming weeks," citing...