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Obama seeks authority for IMF voting reforms

May 23, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has asked Congress for authority to implement historic voting reforms in the International Monetary Fund that boost the influence of emerging economies like China...

G20 FX text may differ from G7, but same intent: Russia

August 23, 2021 at 11:17 p.m.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Hosts Russia said on Thursday that Group of 20 finance officials meeting in Moscow would back the thrust of a Group of Seven statement on currencies, but...

World Bank chief economist calls on G20 to coordinate policies

August 23, 2021 at 11:06 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank's new chief economist on Tuesday urged Group of 20 finance leaders to better coordinate economic policies in order to prevent a possible global currency...

G20 should signal there is no currency war: IIF chief

August 23, 2021 at 11:05 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations should send a clear signal to financial markets this week that they are coordinating policies and not embroiled in...

IMF reprimands Argentina for inaccurate economic data

August 23, 2021 at 10:31 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund issued a "declaration of censure" against Argentina on Friday in its harshest reprimand to date over the quality of its inflation and GDP...

IMF fails to agree on new formula for vote reforms

August 23, 2021 at 10:19 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund failed to meet a self-imposed Thursday deadline for agreeing on a new formula to determine member countries' voting power that would give emerging...

World Bank chief says finger-pointing won’t fix graft

August 23, 2021 at 10:21 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank must do more than just point fingers when it uncovers corruption, it should work with countries to fix the problem by sharing experiences on...

IMF fails to agree on new formula for vote reforms

August 22, 2019 at 8:32 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund failed to meet a self-imposed Thursday deadline for agreeing on a new formula to determine member countries' voting power that would give emerging...

World Bank cuts growth outlook as advanced nations drag

August 23, 2021 at 9:18 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A frustratingly slow economic recovery in developed nations is holding back the global economy, the World Bank said on Tuesday, as it sharply cut its outlook for...

IMF urges permanent fix to U.S. ‘fiscal cliff’

August 23, 2021 at 5:24 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Thursday urged the United States to quickly reach an agreement on a permanent fix to avoid automatic tax hikes and spending cuts...

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