Apr 16, 2024 · The International Monetary Fund (IMF) promotes economic stability worldwide, and provides loans for governments in economic distress. It holds annual Spring Meetings with the World Bank, an opportunity for the public to watch live-streamed sessions on issues affecting the global economy.

Jan 20, 2025 · In 2025, global growth is projected to remain steady at 3.3%, according to the latest World Economic Outlook from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). That's 0.4 percentage points below the historical average over the first two decades of this century.

May 14, 2024 · The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no …

Jan 12, 2023 · The IMF has launched a new fund to help low and middle-income countries increase their resilience to long-term shocks like climate disasters and pandemics. Three-quarters of the IMF’s 190 member countries will be eligible to …

Feb 5, 2024 · The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its outlook for global economic growth, with increases for both the US and China. The UN financial agency cited inflation easing more quickly than expected, with its chief economist, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, saying that a 'soft-landing' was in sight.

Nov 10, 2023 · The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its GDP growth forecasts for China in 2023 and 2024. It now expects China's economy to grow by 5.4% this year, up from its previous forecast of 5%. It now expects China's economy to grow by 5.4% this year, up from its previous forecast of 5%.

May 15, 2024 · Global financial stability is under threat from the increasing frequency and sophistication of cyberattacks, according to a new report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The risk of extreme losses from cyberattacks is also increasing, the report notes, leaving the financial sector uniquely exposed to cyber threats as operations involve ...

Dec 21, 2023 · In 2021, global debt reached a record $303 trillion, a further jump from what was record global debt in 2020 of $226 trillion, as reported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its Global Debt Database. This was the biggest one-year debt surge since the Second World War, according to the IMF.

Mar 10, 2023 · The Bretton Woods Agreement was signed in July 1944 by 44 countries at the UN Monetary and Financial Conference in the US town of Bretton Woods. The aim of the deal was to create a new system of economic order and international cooperation that would help countries recover from the Second World War and provide the conditions for long-term ...

Oct 16, 2024 · The International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings are a platform for leaders and policymakers to discuss global economic challenges. Global economic growth is still fragile, restrained by inflation, high debt levels and political uncertainty, although there …