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World in worst recession since great depression, IMF says

Apr 10, 2020 05:05

The coronavirus pandemic will push the global economy into the deepest recession since the Great Depression, with the world’s poorest countries suffering the most, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday.
Rouhani: IMF discrimination against Iran is not acceptable

Apr 08, 2020 10:51

Tehran (IP) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that discrimination in the IMF to pay the loans is not acceptable and the body should fulfill its responsibilities in the face of the outbreak of the Coronavirus.
US to block emergency COVID-19 IMF loan for Iran

Apr 08, 2020 08:43

The United States opposes Iran’s $5 billion emergency loan request from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help it cope with the coronavirus pandemic amid US illegal sanctions, a US State Department spokesperson said.
US opposition of IMF emergency loan to Iran is a crime against humanity: Shamkhani

Apr 05, 2020 17:10

Tehran (IP) - Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani says the US opposition to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) emergency loan to Iran to fight coronavirus is a real example of crime against humanity.
Coronavirus crisis will be worse than 2008 recession: IMF

Apr 04, 2020 07:14

Director of the International Monetary Fund has warned that the economic crisis from the Coronavirus would be already worse than the global financial crisis of 2008.
IMF says Mideast, Central Asia countries asking for coronavirus support

Mar 24, 2020 09:41

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the coronavirus pandemic will cause a global recession in 2020 that could be worse than the one triggered by the global financial crisis of 2008-2009.
Pakistani traders go on industrial action against IMF austerity measures

Jul 14, 2019 09:03

Markets across Pakistan closed in a strike action at protest against austerity measures pushed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
IMF warns over US-China trade impact on global economic output

Jun 06, 2019 07:31

The International Monetary Fund has warned that rising tariffs between the world’s two largest economies could cut the global economic output by 0.5 percent next year.
Russia formally suspends INF Treaty in mirror response to US

Mar 05, 2019 07:20

Russia formally withdraws from INF nuclear treaty with Putin's decree in tit-for-tat threats bounced between Moscow and Washington.
IMF warns of high Arab public debt

Feb 09, 2019 15:54

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned of a 'challenging' economic path that lies ahead of the Arab countries since their public debt has rapidly increased due to their high budget deficits.