World News by Wild Rose

The International Monetary Fund warned that Colombia’s fiscal situation is unsustainable, sharpening its assessment of the country’s public finances as the new government seeks the lender’s help to stabilize its accounts.

Senegal is cutting spending next year as it seeks to restructure its debt and secure a new financing program from the International Monetary Fund.

The International Monetary Fund raised its growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa to 4.5% this year and its Africa Director Zeine Zeidane praised the continent's resilience.

The IMF's October forecasts make Brazil the eighth largest economy in 2027 at US$2.80 trillion, ahead of Italy and Russia and up from 10th in 2026. The post Brazil Rises to Eighth Largest Economy appeared first on The Rio Times.

The International Monetary Fund is “quite confident” that Argentina’s authorities are in a position to meet next year’s debt obligations, said Luis Cubeddu, deputy director of the Western Hemisphere department.

Honduras is due to open its sixth and final IMF review next week and seeks about US$120 million, with the state power utility under scrutiny. The post Honduras Seeks US$120M in Final IMF Review appeared first on The Rio Times.

IMF Africa Director Zeine Zeidane told Ghana's finance minister in Bangkok that its US$3 billion IMF loan programme was a great success. The post IMF Africa Director Hails Ghana’s US$3B Loan appeared first on The Rio Times.

Venezuela told the International Monetary Fund that oil and mining income will rebuild water and power services, while the bolívar stays. The post Venezuela Pitches Oil and Mining Plan to IMF appeared first on The Rio Times.

Lebanese Central Bank Governor Karim Souaid said talks with the IMF are progressing at a good pace. This comes as the country commenced high level negotiations with the Fund on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok. Souaid spoke exclusively to Bloomberg’s Avril Hong on Horizons Middle East & Africa. (Source: Bloomberg)

The IMF says talks on Ethiopia's sixth loan review will take place in November, with a board decision on a payout of about US$208 million in early 2027. The post Ethiopia IMF Review Talks Slip to November appeared first on The Rio Times.

"These revisions to the methodology are entirely consistent with what the advice we've been giving them, including from our statistics department," said Krishna Srinivasan, Director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department

Hundreds of protesters marched through Bangkok on Thursday, 15 October, in opposition to the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank being held in the Thai capital.

In an interview with Bloomberg Television, IMF Asia-Pacific Director Krishna Srinivasan raised concerns that overlapping market risks could spill over into Asian economies. (Source: Bloomberg)

China’s yuan is undervalued in real terms because of the country’s flagging domestic economy, and steps to revive demand have fallen far short of what’s needed, according to a senior International Monetary Fund official.

Dakar is seeking to emerge from a financial crisis triggered by the discovery of undeclared public debt incurred by the previous administration.

The head of the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that the US and other wealthy nations needed to urgently tackle mounting global debt levels that were weighing heaviest on low-income countries and straining the global financial system. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that while US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other US leaders recognised that the federal deficit and national debt had grown too high, just trying to grow the US economy out of its more than US$40...

The IMF trimmed its Colombia growth forecast to 2.2% for 2026 and 2.3% for 2027, and now expects inflation of about 6% this year. The post IMF Cuts Colombia Growth Forecast to 2.2% appeared first on The Rio Times.

Bolivia's economy will shrink 3% this year and 1.5% in 2027, the IMF forecasts, the only South American economy set to contract in both years. The post Bolivia’s Economy to Shrink 3%, IMF Says appeared first on The Rio Times.

The IMF lifted its Peru growth forecast to 3% for 2026 and 2.9% for 2027, ahead of Brazil, Mexico and Chile, while it sees inflation at 3.8%. The post IMF Raises Peru Growth Forecast to 3% appeared first on The Rio Times.

Bank of Thailand Deputy Governor Piti Disyatat says the central bank will normalize rates at its own pace as the economy remains resilient. He spoke on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok. (Source: Bloomberg)

Rising sovereign debt and borrowing costs have prompted a fresh warning from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about risks to the fiscal health of member countries, with 24-year highs in US Treasury yields expected to become one of the focal topics for central bankers and finance ministers gathering in Bangkok this week. The average yield on 10-year government bonds across the Group of Seven economies increased by more than 1 percentage point between February and September this year,...

The IMF's October outlook projects the El Salvador economy to grow 4.5% this year, up from 3.9% in 2025, in a country that uses the US dollar. The post IMF Projects El Salvador Economy to Grow 4.5% This Year appeared first on The Rio Times.

The IMF's new World Economic Outlook projects Venezuela's inflation at 467.9% for 2026, the highest in Latin America, with about 5% growth. The post Venezuela Inflation to Hit 467% This Year, IMF Says appeared first on The Rio Times.

The International Monetary Fund now puts Kenya's 2026 economy at about US$151 billion, still seventh in Africa and about US$6 billion behind Angola. The post Kenya Economy Estimate Rises to US$151 Billion appeared first on The Rio Times.

The IMF lifted its Ghana growth forecast for 2026 to 5.7% in its October outlook, well above the 4.8% target in the government's budget. The post Ghana Growth Forecast Lifted to 5.7%, Above Target appeared first on The Rio Times.

The IMF's new World Economic Outlook cut Chile's 2026 growth forecast to 0.6% and raised its jobless projection to 9.5%, down sharply from April. The post IMF Cuts Chile Growth Forecast to 0.6% This Year appeared first on The Rio Times.

The IMF has raised its 2026 global growth forecast slightly to 3.1%, citing the resilience of advanced economies and investment in artificial intelligence despite rising energy prices linked to the US-Iran war. However, it warned that low-income countries remain particularly vulnerable to the crisis. FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert has the analysis.

As the International Monetary Fund prepares to release its flagship World Economic Outlook in Bangkok on Tuesday, the headline message is one of stability. But behind the forecasts, a fierce debate is unfolding over Africa’s debt burden, austerity measures and the rising cost for ordinary citizens.

With UK bond yields recently racking up fresh multi-decade highs, new Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey can seize on a crumb of comfort ahead of a tricky first budget later this month.

The IMF's new Mexico growth forecast puts 2026 at 1.5% and trims 2027 to 1.8%, as exports to the US carry an economy held back by trade doubts. The post IMF Trims Mexico Growth Forecast for Next Year to 1.8% appeared first on The Rio Times.