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Global growth will come in at 4.4% this year, 0.5 percentage point lower than previously forecast, mainly because of downgrades for the U.S. and China

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Argentina faces $1.1 billion debt repayment deadline as IMF protests simmer

Argentina is facing deadlines for nearly $1.1 billion in debt repayments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by Tuesday amid uncertainty over whether the South American country will pay and tense talks to revamp around $40 billion in loans.

Reuters

India's jobs challenge: How to get more people into work as economy recovers?

India's economy is expected to grow by 8.7 percent this year, according to the latest forecast from the International Monetary Fund, but participation in the labour force has fallen and unemployment has risen to a four-month high. How can India jump-start its labour market along with the economy? Stephen Carroll…

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IMF urges El Salvador to abandon bitcoin as legal tender

IMF directors expressed concern over risks associated with issuing bitcoin-backed bonds

The Independent UK

Edward Snowden, Nayib Bukele And Others Reacts To IMF Wanting El Salvador To Drop Bitcoin: 'Somebody Sounds Nervous'

Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden took aim at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for dishing out advice to El Salvador on its use of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as legal tender.

Benzinga

'Drop Bitcoin!' International Monetary Fund Urges El Salvador

International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board members urged El Salvador authorities to drop Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) adoption, warning there could be dire consequences for the nation if it keeps using the cryptocurrency.

Benzinga

US stocks close down as interest rate worries continue to bite, IMF cuts growth outlook

Wall Street indices close lower after a day of choppy trading as interest rate hike concerns and geopolitical tensions worry investors. Inflation and Omicron set to dent global growth.

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IMF warns of 'disrupted global recovery'

The International Monetary Fund has slashed its forecast for the global economic recovery, warning of "multiple challenges" including new variants of Covid-19, high inflation and ongoing disruption to global supply chains. Petya Koeva Brooks, Deputy Director of the IMF's Research Department, discusses the risks and policy challenges as the pandemic…

France 24

IMF urges El Salvador to drop Bitcoin as legal tender

The International Monetary Fund wants El Salvador to drop the highly volatile cryptocurrency Bitcoin as legal tender and strictly regulate the electronic wallet the government has pushed adoption of across the country

The Independent UK

Recovery disrupted: IMF cuts global economic growth forecast

Cut to global forecast largely reflects downward revisions to US and China outlooks.

Al Jazeera

IMF cuts world growth forecast due to omicron, other woes

The International Monetary Fund is downgrading its forecast for the world economy this year

The Independent UK

Inflation and Omicron will dent world growth in 2022, says IMF

Global growth downgraded to 4.4% as body predicts especially marked slowdown for US and China

The Guardian - UK

UK growth outlook cut as Omicron and supply chain troubles bite, says IMF

The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its UK growth forecast for 2022 to 4.7%, from the 5% predicted in October.

The Independent UK

UK factories plan price hikes; IMF backs support over energy prices – as it happened

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Pfizer launches Omicron vaccine trial; UK reports highest daily deaths since February – as it happened

Company hopes vaccine will be ready for approval by March; UK reports 439 deaths and more than nearly 95,000 cases

Reuters

IMF to meet with all Chad's creditors by end of January - spokesperson

The International Monetary Fund will present an updated macroeconomic framework to all of Chad's creditors by the end of January, an IMF spokesperson said on Monday, amid pressure for creditors to finalize a debt restructuring plan with the African country.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Cabinet Meets after Hiatus, amid Friction over Budget

The Lebanese cabinet met on Monday for the first time since October, convening after Iranian-backed Hezbollah ended a boycott but with the powerful group and others objecting to a draft budget that was the main agenda item. With Lebanon mired in one of the world's sharpest financial crises, Prime Minister…

Reuters

Lebanese cabinet meets after hiatus, amid friction over budget

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The Independent UK

Lebanon's government holds budget meeting, 1st in months

Lebanon’s government is holding its first meeting in three months to discuss the budget as talks with the International Monetary Fund over the country’s economic meltdown were poised to continue

The Guardian - UK

We can afford to reverse poverty and climate breakdown. What we can’t afford is the alternative

Our global finance system is failing to rise to the challenges we face. It’s time it was reimagined – and grounded in our shared humanity

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon to Start Virtual Talks with IMF Next Week

Lebanese officials will start talks with the International Monetary Fund on Monday, an official government source told Reuters. An IMF spokesperson also told Reuters on Saturday that a team will start virtual talks with Lebanese authorities next week. The Lebanese government has said it hopes to reach an initial agreement…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Finance Minister: Governments Should Allocate Budget for Crisis, Risk Management

Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan has said that governments should study long-term solutions, such as allocating budgets for risk and crisis management worldwide. In the “Building Future Preparedness” panel, during the World Economic Forum, Al-Jadaan added that the G20 represents 80% of the world.

The Guardian - UK

IMF warns China over cost of Covid lockdowns

Hardline approach to pandemic risks damaging global economy, says Kristalina Georgieva

Al Jazeera

Lebanon’s draft budget heaps even more pain on the poor

Bulk of state funding will come from regressive policies, according to a 2022 draft budget shared with Al Jazeera.

The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 posts biggest fall in eight weeks; UK retail sales hit by Omicron – as it happened

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