- 26 Apr 2013 00:00 - Ian Traynor
- The European Union's focus on austerity has hit the limits of public acceptance, says the head of the trading bloc's executive arm.
- 26 Apr 2013 00:00 - COMMENT David Graeber
- But why are politicians so reluctant to admit it and so averse to a neat solution to the eurobond crisis?
- 18 Apr 2013 10:45 - Larry Elliott
- The IMF has warned that the repair job on the world's financial system is partly completed and failure to finish it risks a new phase for the crisis.
- 28 Mar 2013 00:00 - Ian Traynor
- The Bank of Cyprus will become a shadow of its former self.
- 28 Feb 2013 11:52 - Reuters
- Egypt will invite an IMF technical team to reopen negotiations on a $4.8-billion loan deal, says a newspaper report.
- 13 Oct 2012 15:31 - Sapa-AFP
- The IMF has called for accelerated efforts to help millions of people who face an "humanitarian emergency" in West Africa's Sahel region.
- 22 Jun 2012 07:07 - Lynley Donnelly
- Some experts say Zuma's $2-billion IMF commitment will work in South Africa's favour, but others disagree. Lynley Donnelly reports.
- 21 Jun 2012 18:43 - Editorial
- Our commitment, $2-billion, and the $73-billion committed by China, India, Brazil and Russia, bring the IMF firewall fund to $456-billion.
- 20 Jun 2012 08:35 - Sapa
- The $2-billion commitment to an International Monetary Fund "firewall" is not a gift but a sound financial investment, says the presidency.
- 31 May 2012 23:44 - Roman Grynberg
- Zero corporate tax rates and expensive incentives are not worth the investments they attract, writes Roman Grynberg.
- 23 Mar 2012 00:00 - Sharda Naidoo
- A leading investment banker says South Africa's gate-crashing of the political bloc defies logic because of the country's lack of economic clout.
- 20 Sep 2011 19:54 - Staff Reporter
- While SA's growth is forecast at a more modest 3.4%, the IMF says it expects the economy of sub-Saharan Africa to grow by over 5% in the year ahead.
- 31 Aug 2011 14:44 - Staff Reporter
- The IMF has given Swaziland a firm thumbs-down on its fiscal reforms, effectively dashing King Mswati III's hopes of securing international loans.
- 05 Aug 2011 00:00 - Louise Redvers
- Commentators are doubtful that SA's R2.4-billion loan to Swaziland will secure long-term economic stability or meaningful political reform to them.
- 15 Jul 2011 12:27 - Staff Reporter
- Christine Lagarde's appointment to the IMF has reopened calls for greater representivity at the United Nations.
- 01 Jul 2011 12:50 - Michael Steininger
- She was the most likely candidate: Christine Lagarde, had been Europe's favourite to succeed her fellow countryman, Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
- 24 Jun 2011 17:15 - Staff Reporter
- As the cost of default insurance soars, the IMF
has warned dithering eurozone policymakers to move quickly to contain the danger of contagion.
- 22 Jun 2011 20:51 - Staff Reporter
- The Greek Cabinet has approved the severe austerity budget plan demanded by the EU and IMF as a condition for help taming its massive debt.
- 16 Jun 2011 14:24 - Marianne Barriaux
- Mexico's IMF candidate says his battle with France's Christine Lagarde is not over yet, but has chastised Europe for not making it a fair fight.
- 12 Jun 2011 06:32 - Staff Reporter
- A cybersecruty expert said the intruders' goal had been to install software that would give a nation state a "digital insider presence" on the IMF.
