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IMF To Disburse $500 Million After Agreement With Cash-Strapped Pak

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 16, 2021

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and cash-strapped Pakistan on Tuesday reached an agreement over reforms paving the way for imbursement of $500 million as part of revival of a stalled bailout programme, the finance ministry said.

"Lost Generation" If Low-Income Countries Don't Get More Help: IMF Chief

World News | Reuters | Saturday February 6, 2021

The head of the IMF on Friday urged advanced economies to provide more resources to low-income countries, warning of an emerging "Great Divergence" in global growth that could risk the stability and trigger social unrest for years to come.

At 10.5%, RBI Pegs Economic Growth Lower Than IMF And Eco Survey

Business | Edited by Nikita Prasad | Friday February 5, 2021

RBI Monetary Policy 2021: In its bi-monthly policy review and its first meeting after Budget 2021, the six-member Monetary Policy Committee unanimously decided to keep the lending rates unchanged

Before Coup, IMF Sent Myanmar $350 Million, Refund A Concern

World News | Reuters | Wednesday February 3, 2021

The International Monetary Fund last week sent $350 million in cash to the Myanmar government, part of a no-strings-attached emergency aid package to help the country battle the coronavirus pandemic.

India Needs Bold, Multifaceted Policy Response To Secure Robust Economic Recovery, says IMF

Business | Edited by Nirmalya Sen | Thursday January 28, 2021

As economic recovery is underway, the output is projected to remain below its potential in the near-term and substantial downside risks remain

Global Debt Projected To Touch Almost 100% In 2021 Amid COVID-19 Crisis: IMF

Business | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 28, 2021

In its latest fiscal monitor update, the International Monetary Fund said that the global public debt is estimated to touch 98 per cent of GDP at the end of 2020

Budget 2021: Extend Ayushman Bharat Scheme For Pandemic Support, Says IMF

Business | Press Trust of India | Monday February 1, 2021

Budget 2021: IMF's Chief Economist Gita Gopinath has favoured the extension of pandemic support measures, thrust on investment in infrastructure, and divestment path for commercially viable companies

New Farm Laws Have "Potential To Increase Farmers' Income": IMF's Gita Gopinath

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 27, 2021

India's recently-enacted agri laws have the potential to increase farmers' income, but there is a need to provide a social safety net to the vulnerable cultivators, IMF's Chief Economist Gita Gopinath has said.

Covid-Hit Global Economy Projected To Grow At 5.5% in 2021: IMF

Business | Edited by Nirmalya Sen | Tuesday January 26, 2021

India manufactures more than 60 per cent of all vaccines sold across the globe, and while its $40 billion pharmaceutical sector is not yet involved in the production of the expensive Pfizer Inc and Moderna shots, the nation will play a pivotal role in immunising much of the world

At 11.5%, India To Be Fastest Growing Economy In FY22, Says IMF

Business | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 26, 2021

Revising its figures, the International Monetary Fund said that in 2020, the Indian economy is estimated to have contracted by eight per cent

Farm Laws Potentially Significant, Those Affected Must Be Protected: IMF

India News | Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday January 15, 2021

India's new farm laws have "potential to represent a significant step forward" for reforms in the agriculture sector, the International Monetary Fund has said. The international body, however, said people who could be affected the most due to the transition to the new system should be adequately protected.

India Took "Very Decisive" Steps To Deal With Coronavirus Pandemic: IMF Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 15, 2021

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has praised India for taking "very decisive" steps to deal with the coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences and asked the country to do more this year to support an accelerated transformation of the economy.

China, Vietnam Shown The Way Of Dealing With Pandemic Even In Absence Of Vaccine: IMF

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 10, 2021

China and other countries in Asia like Vietnam have shown that there is a way of dealing with a pandemic even in the absence of a vaccine, allowing the economy to get back on track, according to a top IMF official.

China Recovering Fast, Ahead Of Most Big Economies: IMF

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 10, 2021

China is recovering fast ahead of most large economies, but the recovery is still unbalanced and facing significant downside risks, the IMF has said, projecting an eight per cent growth rate for the world's second largest economy in 2021.

India's Economy Gradually Recovering: International Monetary Fund

Business | Press Trust of India | Friday December 4, 2020

India's economy recovered faster than expected in the September quarter as a pick-up in manufacturing helped GDP clock a lower contraction of 7.5 per cent