IMF boss repeats call for Plan B
The IMF’s boss has given her strongest warning yet that Britain should slow the pace of its spending cuts. She called for countries “to adjust their austerity programmes”.
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Ed Milliband’s call for global action to kickstart economy backed up by IMF
Ed Miliband’s call for an emergency G20 summit in September is backed up by an important year-long project undertaken by the IMF, writes Cormac Hollingsworth.
New IMF boss joins calls for Plan B
The new IMF boss, Christine Lagarde, has joined calls for a Plan B. In an FT op ed she says “slamming on the brakes too quickly will hurt the recovery and worsen job prospects”.
IMF stitch-up locks out developing countries
Ben Fox reports on the appointment of Christine Lagarde as head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) – at the expense of candidates from other countries.
IMF backs Osborne – but warns of risks ahead
The International Monetary Fund today gave its backing to George Osborne’s public spending cuts and tax increases, and also highlighted the significant risks to growth and unemployment.
Look Left – Crisis at the IMF – but who will succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn?
The worlds of politics and economics were rocked this week by the arrest and indictment of the head of the International Monetary Fund on sexual assault charges.
The case for Gordon Brown at the IMF
Natan Doron makes the case for Gordon Brown to lead the IMF.
IMF shows Britain lags the world on growth
Behind today’s headlines on the IMF downgrading Britain’s expected growth levels, lie reams of data and analysis about the state of the world economy.
IMF-convened economists say cuts are the wrong strategy
The international chorus of experts against sharp deficit reductions plans has grown stronger, as world-leading economists said that the US and EU economies remained too fragile to absorb major deficit cuts. The economists met at a private conference convened by the IMF to discuss “Macro and Growth Policies in the Wake of the Crisis”.
IMF arrive to put right Ireland’s special version of crony capitalism
The IMF has arrived in Dublin. Despite Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern dismissing on Sunday any talk of Ireland getting a bailout from the IMF or the Stability Fund as ‘fiction’, the reality could no longer be denied on Tuesday evening as Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, was forced to admit that the governement was about to commence “short focused consultation” with the IMF and EU Officials.