Tag: International Monetary Fund
IMF slashes growth outlook as supply chain bottlenecks, inflation build up
Pandemic outbreaks in critical links of global supply chains have resulted in longer than expected supply disruptions, feeding inflation in many countriesGlobal...
Global recovery under threat from vaccine, supply chain setbacks—BIMCO
The economic recovery of many Asian countries has been hindered by low vaccination rates and another wave of COVID-19 casesFresh outbreaks have...
IMF lowers 2021 outlook for emerging Asia
Prospects for emerging market and developing economies have been marked down for 2021, while those for advanced economies have been revised upVaccine...
IMF sees 7.6% AsPac rebound in 2021 but marked with wide...
Asia Pacific will grow 7.6% this year and 5.4% next year, but with broad differences across countries and sectorsExports and manufacturing have...
ICC joins call for emergency debt relief for developing countries
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is urging finance ministers to use this week’s Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG)...
IMF: COVID-19 to bring ‘sharply negative growth’, worst economic fallout since...
Global economic growth will “turn sharply negative in 2020” as the COVID-19 pandemic has created “a crisis like no other,” hurting both...
Global trade uncertainly surges tenfold after 20 years of stability: IMF...
Trade uncertainty, cited as a driving factor for sluggish global growth, has been surging, not just in the United States and China,...
Developing Asia to keep strong economic performance as trade tensions mount—IMF
Amid powerful crosswinds that have rocked the economic world in recent months, Emerging and Developing Asia is expected to maintain its robust performance, growing...
IMF has positive outlook on Indonesian economy
The Indonesian economy continues to perform well, garnering a positive outlook for the medium term from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The Southeast Asian country’s...
Strong growth ahead for Asian economies in 2017-18
The pickup in Asia’s growth remains broadly on track, with stronger-than-expected growth in China, Japan, Korea, and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economies...
