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Greece will meet its financial obligations to the IMF, easing speculation that Athens could default on its debts with unknowable consequences for global markets.

The IMF handed Ukraine a $17.5 billion lifeline as the United States agreed to send military aid to bolster its forces against pro-Russian rebelsю

The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved a 1.2 billion euro ($1.4 billion) credit line for Serbia to support its structural and economic reforms.

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde urged the Group of 20 major economies to fulfill their pledges to revive the faltering global economy.

Kenya obtained nearly $700 million worth of precautionary loan support from the International Monetary Fund.

The sexual proclivities of ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn come under the spotlight again when he goes on trial in France for "pimping".

The war between Israel and Gaza drove the Palestinian economy of Gaza and the West Bank into its first contraction since 2006, the International Monetary Fund said.

The IMF said it would begin working on alternatives to its stalled, five-year-old reform program after passing another year without the required ratification.

The International Monetary Fund said it was prepared to continue its financial support of Greece.

The International Monetary Fund is under mounting pressure to cancel the debts of the three poor West African countries hit hardest by Ebolaю

The International Monetary Fund said it was suspending talks on a new disbursement of financial aid to Greece until a new government is formed after elections.

IMF policies left healthcare systems in the African countries worst affected by Ebola underfunded and lacking doctors, and hampered a coordinated response to the outbreak.

The International Monetary Fund said that Argentina was making progress in improving the data but more was needed.

The International Monetary Fund called for the international community to come forward with fresh funds for Ukraine.

The fall in oil prices to their lowest levels in more than three years should give a boost to the sagging world economy, the International Monetary Fund said.

Madagascar's economy is showing signs of recovery, although spending in key sectors like health and education remain under pressure.

Earlier the country’s Central Bank reported that the annual inflation rate as of the end of July stood at 7%.

The IMF announced a minimum interest rate on its unique SDR currency as it fights off the impact of sagging interest rates and deflation from major economies.

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said the plunge in global stock exchanges this week was due to a market "over-reaction".

The IMF said that embattled Ukraine will need more financing in addition to what the Fund and European partners have offered in the face of "major uncertainty."