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IMF head says global economy facing long climb to recovery

mschmit — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 04:34:36 +0000

The head of the International Monetary Fund says that the global economy has started on a long climb to stronger growth with prospects looking a little better than four months ago. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Tuesday that global economic activity suffered an unprecedented fall in the spring when 85 per cent of the […]

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IMF downgrades outlook for global economy in face of virus

mschmit — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 05:49:18 +0000

The International Monetary Fund has sharply lowered its forecast for global growth this year because it envisions far more severe economic damage from the coronavirus than it did just two months ago. The IMF predicts that the global economy will shrink 4.9 per cent this year, significantly worse than the three per cent drop it […]

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IMF: Stung by virus, global economy will shrink 3% in 2020

mschmit — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 03:51:26 +0000

Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest forecast. The IMF said Tuesday that it expects the global economy to shrink three per cent this year — far worse than its 0.1 […]

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Is Risk-Based Supervision Right for DC Plans?

mschmit — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 09:08:12 +0000

World Bank paper says it's time to think about DC risk in a different way.

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Synthetic ETFs Potential Source of Instability: IMF

mschmit — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:30:09 +0000

Report points to counterparty risk.

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Why You Can’t Trust IMF’s Statistics

mschmit — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:26:47 +0000

Coverage of the 2011 Global Investment Conference.

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New Access to Emerging Infrastructure

mschmit — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:41:42 +0000

Cordiant inks deal to manage emerging market infrastructure fund.

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