The IMF may be best known for providing loans to crisis-hit countries. But what about its own finances? How does it fund its critical functions and cover its running costs? Let’s remember that the IMF ...

Pakistan has just cleared another International Monetary Fund (IMF) review, and on paper the news looks good. Growth is back, inflation has come down from painful highs, and the country has even ...

In many countries, austerity is a hard sell. Loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) can provide economic stabilization and financial support for developing countries—with conditions.

The International Monetary Fund monitors the economies of its 191 member countries and makes policies to try to stabilize them. We wanted to hear more about this IMF prediction of slower global ...

The IMF trimmed its 2026 global growth forecast to 3.0% in its July update, citing Middle East conflict and inflation risks while avoiding a recession call.

The IMF and World Bank Group spring meetings are held in Washington, DC. Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should not be an arbiter of discussions ...

The price of financial stability should not be environmental destruction. Yet when countries turn to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for help, their forests may quietly suffer. The IMF is ...

WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund cut its growth outlook on Tuesday due to Middle East war-driven energy price spikes but said the world was already drifting toward a ...

Sources: Turkish authorities; and IMF staff estimates and projections. 1/ Headline (or authorities’ definition), which includes items excluded from the IMF ‘program’ definition. [1] Under Article IV ...

Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire, and Kenya hold the three largest outstanding loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Africa as 2026 begins The IMF's financial programmes remain a critical lifeline ...