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The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that it has reached a staff-level agreement with Ukraine for the first review of the war-torn country's $15.6 billion IMF loan program, which would allow for a $900 million disbursement to Kyiv upon approval by the IMF Executive Board.

A FLAGSHIP scheme that helps communities to take ownership of local land and buildings has received a £1 million funding boost.

Formerly praised for its stability and good governance, Ghana has been facing a severe economic crisis since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. To prevent Accra from defaulting on its debt, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved a $3 billion loan in exchange…

Pakistan's external financing requirements have not been changed in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over bailout funds, the IMF Resident Representative in Pakistan said, denying local media reports that the Fund was seeking fresh financing.

The Arab Monetary Fund announced that green bond and sukuk issuance by Arab countries related to sustainable activities, whether publicly or privately offered, amounted to approximately $5.5 billion in 2022. The Fund said it pays close attention to the priority issues of financial sector development, particularly with regard to the…

It has taken far too long, but it seems that the International Monetary Fund has finally internalised some hard truths about sovereign-debt reduction. Chief among them is that growing economies have an easier time repaying. As such, fiscal consolidation -- the organisation's favoured strategy -- undermines efforts to reduce debt-to-GDP…

Growth of the real GDP in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is projected to slow this year to 3.1 percent from 5.3 percent in the previous year, announced Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Jihad Azour. Azour added…

International Monetary Fund forecast echoes predictions from Treasury and RBA and warns ‘ominous forces’ may be behind global economic strains

London Assembly Member Leonie Cooper said it was “more important than ever” to consider the environmental impacts of investments

The International Monetary Fund said on Friday its executive board approved a four-year $15.6 billion loan program for Ukraine, part of a global $115 billion package to support the country's economy as it battles Russia's 13-month-old invasion. The decision clears the way for an immediate disbursement of about $2.7 billion…

These are the first grants from the 2nd Phase of the Government's Youth Investment Fund of over £300 million to renew the country’s youth sector