International Monetary Fund
Economy
IMF sees trouble in emerging markets but less severe global contraction
Forecasts for the global economy are "somewhat less dire" as rich nations and China have rebounded quicker than expected...
Markets
Nifty, Sensex decline on dour IMF outlook
Indian shares closed slightly lower on Thursday after a volatile session, as investors weighed a downbeat growth outlook from...
Economy
IMF predicts deeper global recession due to coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has caused wider and deeper damage to economic activity than first thought, the International Monetary...
Economy
IMF sees ‘profound uncertainty' about global recovery: Gita Gopinath
The International Monetary Fund will likely forecast a worse contraction in the global economy than previously estimated for 2020...
Finance
How coronavirus threatens to derail years of effort to control India govt debt
When finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the annual budget in February, a little factoid went largely unnoticed and...
General
Global coronavirus infections cross 4.2 mn, death toll moves past 285,000
More than 4.2 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 285,339 have died, ......
Economy
Pandemic to halt Asia's growth for first time in 60 years: IMF
Asia’s economic growth this year will grind to a halt for the first time in 60 years, as the coronavirus ......
Markets
Sensex, Nifty fail to hold gains, banks and energy stocks drag as lockdown extends
The Indian stock market rose on Wednesday as heavyweight banking and consumer goods shares followed a rise in U.S. markets ......
Economy
Coronavirus lockdown to shrink global economy by 3% in 2020, warns IMF
The global economy is expected to shrink by 3.0% during 2020 in a stunning coronavirus-driven collapse of activity that will ......
Finance
Govt likely to raise spending in budget to revive economic growth
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is expected to raise spending on infrastructure and cut some personal tax...
