As the world economy struggles to find its footing, the resurgence of the coronavirus and supply chain chokeholds threaten to hold back the global recovery’s momentum, a closely watched report […]
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Back to news homeI.M.F. Chief Kristalina Georgieva Denies Claims She Inflated China Data
WASHINGTON — In remarks to staff on Friday, Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, denied allegations that she pressured staff to manipulate a report to placate […]
U.S. and I.M.F. Apply a Financial Squeeze on the Taliban
Despite the chaotic end to its presence in Afghanistan, the United States still has control over billions of dollars belonging to the Afghan central bank, money that Washington is making […]
I.M.F. Board Backs $650 Billion Aid Plan to Help Poor Countries
VENICE, Italy — The International Monetary Fund took a step on Friday toward easing widening global inequality and helping poor nations access vaccines, saying that its executive board approved a […]
‘We Were Left With Nothing.’ Argentina’s Misery Deepens in the Pandemic.
Before the pandemic, Carla Huanca and her family were making modest but meaningful improvements to their cramped apartment in the slums of Buenos Aires.She was working as a hairstylist. Her […]
For the World Economy, a Grim Slog Tempered by New Hopes
Nearly a year into a pandemic that has ravaged the global economy like no time since the Great Depression, the only clear pathway toward improved fortunes is containing the virus […]
How the Wealthy World Has Failed Poor Countries During the Pandemic
LONDON — Like much of the developing world, Pakistan was alarmingly short of doctors and medical facilities long before anyone had heard of Covid-19. Then the pandemic overwhelmed hospitals, forcing […]