Argentina and the IMF: Who Is at Whose Mercy?
The big question is whether Argentina is likely to default on its IMF loan, but with high inflation, poverty, and unemployment, ...
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Haiti’s Political Disaster: An Internationally Sponsored Crisis
Despite the vast sums of money spent, the various UN missions in Haiti can only be qualified as disastrous.
Argentina’s Macri Ousted Amid Recession, Rising Poverty
Argentina's poverty rate has risen to more than 35 percent, inflation for the year to September was at almost 38 ...
Ecuador Counts Cost of Deadly Protests After Deal
Ecuador's indigenous won a significant victory in forcing president Lenin Moreno to drop and IMF-sponsored austerity program. But deep rifts ...
Ecuador Indigenous Group Rejects Talks, Seeks to ‘Radicalize’ Protests
"No dialogue with a murderous government," Vargas said in a statement.
Ecuadoran President Vacates Capital Amid Demonstrations Against Austerity Program
Moreno scrapped about $1.3 billion of fuel subsidies as part of an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to obtain ...
Ecuador Declares Emergency Amid Major Protests Over IMF Sponsored Cuts
Major demonstrations have broken out in Ecuador in response to cuts to fuel subsidies made as part of an agreement ...
Renewed Crisis in Argentina Puts IMF Under Fire
Despite a history of many IMF rescue programs, Argentina once again faces a deepening financial crisis, raising questions about whether ...
Can Argentina’s Stubborn Poverty be Fixed?
There are reasons to believe that Argentina will return to growth in the first half of 2019 and inflation will ...
IMF Urges Coordinated Effort Toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Managing Director of the IMF Christine Lagarde presented the 2019 report outlining recommended policies for the global economic development.
IMF Cuts Global Growth Estimate, Warns of Risks for Recovery
The IMF provided a grim outlook for the global economy, downgrading global growth to 3.3 percent for 2019, the lowest ...
US-China Trade War Could Lift Canada and Mexico [IMF Report]
An all-out trade war would severely damage the U.S. and Chinese economies but could also be a boon to countries ...
Eurozone ‘Not Resilient Enough’ to Weather Another Economic Crisis: IMF Chief
The eurozone is in better financial shape than a decade ago, but not solid enough to withstand another economic crisis, ...
IMF Warns of Global Economic ‘Storm’ as Growth Undershoots
The International Monetary Fund warned governments to gear up for a possible economic storm as growth undershoots expectations.
United States Economy: Beguilingly Calm Period Before Proverbial Storm?
Many metrics about the United States economy tell us that it is doing well: it is growing rapidly, many American ...
‘Uber or Stealing:’ Life in Argentina Under Austerity
'It hurts living in Argentina, there's a lot of sadness.'
‘Domino Effect’ Hits Stocks as Global Markets Suffer Losses
Mounting worries over high interest rates and trade battles have reached boiling point, triggering the reversal seen in global markets, ...
Haiti’s New Government: Real Change?
Haiti has a new government, but new Prime Minister Ceant's meetings with the IMF and World Bank do not predict ...
Trump’s New China Tariffs Could Slow Growth of US Economy, IMF Warns
The latest round of tariffs imposed by both countries could come with a “significant economic cost,” IMF spokesperson Gerry Rice ...
Lessons Not Learned: US Financial System Still at Risk 10 Years After Crash
Despite its strength on paper, experts warn the US financial system remains dangerously vulnerable to future crashes.
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