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Hariri says Lebanon has to re-engage IMF to avoid collapse
Mar 19, 2021 06:32Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri says the only way to stop the country’s economy from total collapse is to form a cabinet that can re-engage with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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With likely victory of Andrés Arauz, Ecuador will join Latin America’s anti-imperialist surge
Jan 29, 2021 21:14Ecuador is just weeks away from becoming the latest Latin American nation to move away from the IMF and United States and elect a strongly progressive, anti-imperialist government.
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Global debt rose sharply in first 9 months of 2020 amid pandemic
Nov 19, 2020 15:46Global debt increased at a breakneck pace in the first nine months of the year as governments and companies continue to spend in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows.
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IMF: Iran to see fastest regional growth of 3.4% in 2021
Oct 21, 2020 12:55The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the double whammy of lower oil prices and reduced demand amid the coronavirus pandemic will cause the sharpest economic contractions this year among the major oil producers in the West Asia and Central Asia.
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IMF chief warns global economy 'not out of the woods'
Jul 16, 2020 10:25IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has warned of a possible second wave of the coronavirus, urging countries around the world to keep their support programs in place.
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What bankers are really worried about
May 06, 2020 11:35Europe’s banks have often complained about too much regulation hampering their ability to lend. The COVID-19 epidemic shows that when times are bad the real constraint lies elsewhere: In the financial markets.
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Russia raps US for obstructing IMF’s loan to Iran, Syria amid COVID-19 pandemic
May 06, 2020 05:05A senior Russian diplomat has slammed the US for obstructing a loan by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Iran and Syria to help them in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
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Lebanon approves economic rescue plan, eyes IMF aid
May 01, 2020 07:03Prime Minister Hassan Diab has said that Lebanon hopes to secure IMF aid based on a financial reform plan approved by the government to offset the impact of an ongoing acute economic crisis.
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Iran, Turkey stress preserving bilateral trade ties under coronavirus pandemic guidelines
Apr 23, 2020 08:39Iran and Turkey have called for maintaining bilateral trade relations while sticking to the health guidelines issued to rein in a new coronavirus pandemic, which has hit the two neighbors hard.
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EU regrets US attempts to block Iran’s IMF loan request
Apr 23, 2020 06:05The European Union has censured the United States for refusing to ease sanctions on the Islamic Republic and blocking an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan to Iran to help it fight the COVID-19 pandemic.