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Red Sea container shipping down 30% over attacks: IMF

Container shipping through the Red Sea has dropped by nearly one-third this year as attacks by Yemen's Huthi rebels continue

IMF's Georgieva says Americans should 'cheer up' about falling inflation

IMF's managing director Kristalina Georgieva is hopeful about the US economy as inflation declines further

Inflation shock: A weaker taka accounts for half of it

The pass-through of a sharp depreciation of the local currency accounted for half of the inflation surge seen in Bangladesh in the last financial year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Debt burden gets heavier as Bangladesh runs low on capacity to repay

Bangladesh’s debt service to revenue ratio to cross the 100 percent mark for the first time owing to rising loans, lower tax and export receipts

Sri Lanka's second review of $2.9 bln IMF bailout possible in first half of 2024 - official

The second review of Sri Lanka's $2.9 billion bailout with the IMF could be completed in the first half of 2024, provided it manages to meet debt restructuring and revenue targets set under the programme, an official said on Wednesday.

IMF upgrades China's 2023, 2024 GDP growth forecasts

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday upgraded its 2023 gross domestic product growth forecast for China to 5.4 percent from 5 percent, citing a "strong" post-COVID-19 recovery, but said the fund still expected the world's second-biggest economy to slow next year.

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IMF concerned for loss of lives, economic slowdown from Mideast conflict, chief says

The Internatinal Monetary Fund (IMF) is concerned about the tragic loss of lives in the epicenter of the Israel-Gaza war and the destruction and reduction of economic activity, managing director Kristalina Georgieva said at an investment conference on Wednesday.