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Egypt to send formal invite to IMF to negotiate $4.8bn loan

Egypt to send formal invite to IMF to negotiate $4.8bn loan

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.
Greece wins more time but no immediate aid

Greece wins more time but no immediate aid

13 Nov 2012 07:52 - Jan Strupczewski
Greece's international lenders have agreed to give the country two more years to make the cuts demanded of it.
IMF drops SA growth forecast amid growing labour unrest, joblessness

IMF drops SA growth forecast amid growing labour unrest, joblessness

23 Aug 2012 21:09 - Lynley Donnelly
Increased labour unrest in the face of stubborn unemployment levels was a key risk to South Africa's economic outlook according to the IMF.
Minister defends South Africa's $2-billion IMF loan

Minister defends South Africa's $2-billion IMF loan

25 Jun 2012 17:51 - Gillian Jones
International Relations Minister Maite Nkoane-Mashabane says South Africa's $2-billion loan to the IMF will help the country gain influence.
Cosatu criticise South Africa's IMF donation

Cosatu criticise South Africa's IMF donation

19 Jun 2012 17:01 - Sapa
Cosatu condemned the news on Tuesday that treasury had donated $2-billion to an IMF "firewall" meant to prevent future financial crises.
IMF to visit Malawi on new loan mission

IMF to visit Malawi on new loan mission

09 May 2012 07:18 - AFP
An IMF mission hopes to recommend new loan programmes for Malawi following a visit after the country devalued its currency to boost the economy.
Strauss-Kahn's bid to avoid trial fails

Strauss-Kahn's bid to avoid trial fails

01 May 2012 16:33 - Staff Reporter
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn must face a civil trial over an alleged sexual assault after his last bid to claim diplomatic immunity failed.
Divided they fall as storm gets worse

Divided they fall as storm gets worse

26 Apr 2012 00:00 - Larry Elliott
One of the biggest risks for the eurozone has to be the lack of a cohesive vision in the financial institutions' various proposals.
African bank commits to helping Malawi economy

African bank commits to helping Malawi economy

23 Apr 2012 09:26 - Lesley Wroughton
African Development Bank president Donald Kaberuka has pledged to provide Malawi with $45-million in order to resuscitate the ailing economy.

The economic week ahead: Mixed signals likely

23 Apr 2012 06:51 - Matt Quigley
Amid weaker than expected data in the US and China, and a flare-up in Europe's debt crisis, markets will be paying close attention to key statistics.

IMF warns countries to avoid climbing debt

17 Apr 2012 16:31 - Andrew Beatty
The IMF has issued a call to bickering US politicians, urging them to solve the country's debt problems before the vulnerable economy is tipped over.
The blood sport of succession

The blood sport of succession

05 Apr 2012 10:54 - Nikiwe Bikitsha
Succession is a messy business, with skeletons always popping out, as in the case of former France presidential hopeful Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
Lawyers vow to fight Strauss-Khan's pimping investigation

Lawyers vow to fight Strauss-Khan's pimping investigation

27 Mar 2012 16:57 - Staff Reporter
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Khan's lawyers say they will challenge an investigation into allegations he participated in pimping in France.
Strauss-Kahn linked to high-class prostitution ring

Strauss-Kahn linked to high-class prostitution ring

27 Mar 2012 11:27 - Staff Reporter
A French judge has charged the former head of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn over his alleged links with a prostitution ring.

Eurozone needs 'mother of firewalls' to halt crisis

25 Feb 2012 18:44 - Staff Reporter
The head of the OECD has said that the eurozone needs to build "the mother of all firewalls" to prevent the crisis from spreading throughout the bloc.
Bailout just prolongs Greek agony

Bailout just prolongs Greek agony

24 Feb 2012 00:00 - Larry Elliott
The deal hammered out by eurozone ministers is by no means the end of the tragedy as Greece's future still looks dismal.
Swazi meltdown 'imminent'

Swazi meltdown 'imminent'

17 Feb 2012 00:00 - Louise Redvers
The IMF has warned that Swaziland's fiscal crisis has reached a critical point and there is a high risk that the kingdom will be unable to pay wages.
Zoellick prepares to leave World Bank presidency

Zoellick prepares to leave World Bank presidency

15 Feb 2012 19:10 - Staff Reporter
World Bank president Robert Zoellick is leaving the job at the end of his five-year term in June, opening the door for speculation on his successor.

Chinese bank lending falls amid slow policy ease

11 Feb 2012 07:34 - Staff Reporter
Chinese bank lending fell 28% in January from a year earlier, suggesting Beijing is reluctant to open the credit valves too quickly.
Greece makes peace with bailout pledges

Greece makes peace with bailout pledges

10 Feb 2012 08:32 - Staff Reporter
Finance ministers are piling the pressure on Greece to make good on pledges to slash public spending before closing a deal on a €130-billion bailout.

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