IMF chief urges Africa to spend responsiblyIMF chief Christine Lagarde urged African governments to spend responsibly as she visited Liberia, a week after it was declared free from an Ebola epidemic which has shattered its economy.
IMF approves $1.7 bn loan installment to UkraineThe International Monetary Fund announced the approval of a $1.7 billion loan installment to Ukraine despite uncertainty about the country's debt sustainability and a conflict with separatist forces.
IMF 'ready to work with Greece, EU'The International Monetary Fund said it stands is prepared to work with Greece and European Union partners to advance the third bailout effort for the country agreed early Monday.
14 July 2015
IMF 'ready to assist Greece if requested': LagardeInternational Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said that the global crisis lender would assist Greece if asked, a day after Greek voters rejected a prior bailout plan.
07 July 2015
IMF: Greece needs 36 bn euros more from EUGreece needs 50 billion euros over the next three years, including 36 billion euros more from EU lenders, to stabilize its finances even under existing creditor plans.
Greek default poses new challenge to IMF credibilityNobody in the halls of the International Monetary Fund in Washington has any illusion: Greece is going to default, delivering a new blow to the global crisis bank's credibility.
30 June 2015
'Black Monday' in Greece as panic simmersIt has already been dubbed "Black Monday" -- jittery housewives, shoppers and business owners queued in vain at cash machines in Athens, where the country awoke to capital controls and shuttered banks.
29 June 2015
IMF boss Lagarde says ready to 'consider' 2nd termChristine Lagarde has said she is ready to consider a second term as head of the International Monetary Fund in an interview with a French magazine to be published.