17/05/2013
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
16/05/2013
The International Monetary Fund approved a bailout loan for Cyprus that will allow an immediate disbursement of EUR86 million ($110.7 million) to the beleaguered euro
16/05/2013
Income inequality increased by more in the first three years of the crisis to the end of 2010 than it had in the previous twelve years, before
15/05/2013
Composite leading indicators (CLIs), designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity relative to trend,
11/05/2013
African countries looking to exploit the global search for yield by issuing international bonds risk taking on too
10/05/2013
The International Monetary Fund doesn't expect euro-zone authorities to start negotiations to restructure Greece's debt anytime
09/05/2013
Europe should eventually end its collaboration with the International Monetary Fund and handle crises using its own institutions, European Central Bank
07/05/2013
Debt-laden Greece has made progress in improving its finances, but the country must do more to fight tax evasion, the
07/05/2013
Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is set to pick up from 3 percent in 2012 to 3½ percent in 2013,
07/05/2013
Multilateral agreement to cut red tape in international trade would dramatically reduce trading costs and add
03/05/2013
Italy has made considerable progress in strengthening its public finances and adopting wide-ranging reforms to boost economic growth. The new
01/05/2013
India faces the danger of stagnating at current income levels because of poor infrastructure and inefficient economic institutions,
01/05/2013
Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 1.6 % in the year to March 2013, compared with 1.8 % in the year to February 2013.This slowdown
01/05/2013
Italy has made considerable progress in strengthening its public finances and adopting wide-ranging reforms to boost economic growth.
30/04/2013
The euro zone is at risk of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory by abandoning efforts to cut budget deficits and
30/04/2013
After a year of subdued economic performance, growth in Asia is set to pick up this year driven largely by continued robust domestic
29/04/2013
Low-income countries are now among the fastest-growing economies in the world, but many remain vulnerable to shocks and
29/04/2013
The International Monetary Fund welcomed Spain's decision to ease up on its austerity drive, saying it should aid employment while still helping
27/04/2013
Policymakers in emerging Europe should help banks resolve bad loans and find more local sources of funding to avoid the cycle of boom and
26/04/2013
Italy is now in a position to ask the European Union to ease up on the country's deficit target, according to Pier Carlo Padoan, chief economist at the Organisation