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IMF Maintains 2024 Global Growth Forecast, Warns Of Inflation Risk

The IMF held global growth expectations for 2024 steady in a report Tuesday even as it cut forecasts for the United States and Japan, while warning of inflation risks and trade tensions ahead.

International Business Times

IMF Upgrades China, India, Europe; Lowers US, Japan Expectations

IMF revises global economic projections, highlighting growth in China, India, and Europe, with challenges in the US and Japan. Global inflation expected to...

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New fears Brexit has ‘drained life out of UK economy’ following IMF report

The International Monetary Fund’s July report warns ‘the global economy is in a sticky spot’ with the UK lagging behind most other major economies

The Independent UK

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IMF's economic view: Brighter outlook for China and India but tepid global growth

The International Monetary Fund is upgrading its economic outlook this year for China, India and Europe while modestly lowering expectations for the United States and Japan

The Independent UK

UK interest rates will stay high unless service sector inflation falls, says IMF

Warning comes as Bank of England policymakers say price growth in service sector could become embedded

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan Reaches $7 Bn Aid Deal With IMF

The International Monetary Fund said it reached a new $7 billion loan deal with Pakistan in a bid to bolster its faltering economy.

International Business Times

Argentina's inflation edges up in June, breaking monthslong streak in blow to President Milei

A closely watched measure of inflation in Argentina remained stronger than the libertarian government of President Javier Milei would have hoped

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Is Bitcoin Failing The German Government's 'Liquidity Test'? Bitcoiners Clap Back

Since the German government started dumping its billions worth of Bitcoins, some financial analysts have suggested that the sell-off may be a "test" to determine the digital asset's liquidity – the big question is, has $BTC failed or passed the test?

International Business Times

What do the IMF and foreign debt have to do with Kenya’s current crisis?

Critics say IMF provides loans to desperate African countries on stringent terms, disproportionately affecting the poor.

Al Jazeera

The IMF is failing countries like Kenya: why, and what can be done about it

The recent Kenyan protests are a warning that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is failing. The public does not think it is helping its member countries manage their economic and financial problems, which are being exacerbated by a rapidly changing global political economy.

The Conversation

The world is scrambling to understand Kenya’s historic protests – this is what too many are missing

A finance bill was the trigger, but the backdrop is government debt and blinkered interventions from western institutions, says Kenyan political analyst Nanjala Nyabola

The Guardian - UK

Bretton Woods: bloodied, battered but still a huge international achievement 80 years on

In July 1944, with war still raging in Europe and the Pacific, 730 delegates from 44 countries gathered at the Mount Washington, a grand hotel built at the turn of the century in New Hampshire. They were on the edge of a little town called Carroll, surrounded by a national…

The Conversation

IMF Slightly Downgrades US Economic Forecast For 2024

The IMF said Thursday it expects the US economy to grow a bit more slowly than previously forecast, while praising the way it has remained "robust, dynamic, and adaptable to changing global conditions."

International Business Times

'For A Better Kenya': Protesters Ready For New March Despite Ruto U-turn

Kenyan demonstrators prepared to resume protests Thursday, a day after President William Ruto made a dramatic U-turn and withdrew contentious tax hikes following deadly rallies earlier in the week.

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'For a better Kenya': protesters ready for new march despite Ruto U-turn

Kenyan demonstrators prepared to resume protests Thursday, a day after President William Ruto made a dramatic U-turn and withdrew contentious tax hikes following deadly rallies earlier in the week.

Al Jazeera

‘The people have spoken’: Why did Kenya’s Ruto reject tax bill he pushed?

Western pressure likely made Ruto backtrack after deadly violence, but his credibility has been badly hit, say analysts.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka reaches deal on debt restructuring with bilateral creditors including China and France

Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced a debt restructuring deal with countries including India, France, Japan and China in a televised address to the nation

France 24

Kenya's Ruto says finance bill to be withdrawn after anti-tax protest deaths

Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday said he would withdraw planned tax rises, bowing to pressure after deadly demonstations saw protesters storming parliament and threatening more action this week.

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International Business Times

Sri Lanka Seals Partial Debt Deal After Financial Crash

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka said Wednesday it had clinched a restructuring deal with a majority of bilateral lenders covering up to $5.8 billion in debt, a key step towards recovery after a 2022 financial crash.

International Business Times

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka Set To Sign Key Debt Deals With Lenders

A treasury delegation is on its way to France to sign agreements with creditors on Wednesday, government spokesman Bandula Gunawardana said.

TechRadar

IMF suggests taxing CO2 emissions caused by AI

Noting its potentially negative impacts on the labor force, the IMF is prepared to explore restrictions on AI, including taxation.

The Guardian - UK

Balance effects of AI with profits tax and green levy, says IMF

Governments should use fiscal policies to atone for technology-related carbon emissions, urges report

Fortune

U.S. debt could threaten the economic growth that's needed to keep the burden sustainable, former IMF official says

"Even absent this dire scenario, meeting additional interest obligations as the debt ratio rises could require the federal government to cut discretionary spending, with negative implications for economic growth."

International Business Times

IMF Board Approves Argentina Payout Of Almost $800 Mn

The IMF executive board voted Thursday to approve a payout of almost $800 million for Argentina as it continues a program of drastic economic reforms under its libertarian president, Javier Milei.

The Independent UK

Pakistan’s new government presents its first budget as it seeks a new long-term IMF bailout

Pakistan’s new coalition government presented its first budget in parliament

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