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IMF Urges Swift Action on US Debt Dispute

As U.S. lawmakers and President Barack Obama haggle over plans to cut Washington's massive debt, the International Monetary Fund says the United States must take urgent and effective action on the issue. Monday, the newest IMF report on the U.S. econ

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Even as countries around the world are posting better economic growth rates two years after a global recession, officials from the International Monetary Fund say that is not enough to improve the livelihood of most people. Global finance chiefs at t

China subsidy mechanism drives rural projects construction

BEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- China's central and local governments had invested 105 billion yuan (16.6 billion U.S. dollars) in its award and subsidy mechanism for village-level public projects by 2011, and around 985,000 public projects were built in

IMF Unhappy with Zimbabwe Policies

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India Remains Non-Committal on IMF Job

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IMF Head Upbeat After Spring Meetings

The head of the International Monetary Fund is upbeat as spring finance meetings in Washington come to a close, with more money for the lending agency to help struggling governments, especially in Europe. IMF managing director Christine Lagarde said

IMF Gets Hundreds of Billions More for Emergency Loans

Nations around the world are pledging more money for emergency loans to help member nations of the International Monetary Fund cope with any new economic crisis. The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, said the me

IMF Approves New Loan for Greece

The International Monetary Fund has approved a new $36 billion loan for debt-ridden Greece, despite misgivings about the country's economic performance with a previous loan. The board of the Washington-based IMF on Thursday adopted a proposal by its

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