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Since 2005, export growth has fallen significantly below the euro area average
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Honduras is a country with few resources ... We've asked the International Monetary Fund to be more flexible with its criteria for issuing new debt so we can deal with our prison problem.
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Since 2005, export growth has fallen significantly below the euro area average
Honduras is a country with few resources ... We've asked the International Monetary Fund to be more flexible with its criteria for issuing new debt so we can deal with our prison problem.
Relative to other regions, the recent period of growth in Asia has been both less inclusive and less pro-poor
The latest crisis could cause the collapse of a €105 billion (£90 billion) EU-IMF bail-out deal
Determined program implementation, backed by broad political support, will be crucial to build confidence and credibility in the policy framework ... A sustainable fiscal stance should be restored by 2014, through restraint on current spending and growth-friendly revenue measures.
we welcome these changes, we welcome as well the recent increase in Chinese businesses and investment in the US, the closer integration of our economies, the greater role that China assumes with our support in the IMF and world bank, and other international institutions, and the increase of cooperation ...
We have every expectation that Romania will continue to observe its economic policy commitments to its international partners
a ringing endorsement from the International Monetary Fund .
An escalation of the crisis with a disorderly, large scale, and aggressive trimming of balance sheets could have a serious impact on Asia
There is a lot of uncertainty at the moment about what kind of government there will be and if it will be supportive of the EU/IMF program
Although liquidity positions have improved and ECB long-term funding brings a reprieve, Spanish banks need to continue to build their capital buffers so that they can freely access private funding markets
What we've seen overnight is a ringing endorsement from the International Monetary Fund
Policy makers should be ready to shift gears and renew their tightening cycle as overheating pressures become evident
Japan, Denmark and Switzerland are among the countries to rally this week to [IMF chief] Lagarde’s call for a bigger lending capacity beyond the current $380 billion to shield the world economy against any deepening of Europe’s debt turmoil.
Asian policy makers face the difficult task of calibrating the amount of insurance needed to support stable, non-inflationary growth ... But with acute financial tensions in key global financial markets easing in early 2012, and signs that the slowdown is bottoming out in most of Asia, policy makers in ...
The participation of prominent personalities as well as representatives of major international organizations like the International Monetary Fund reflects the importance of Saudi Arabia and its economic strength
Asian policymakers now face the challenging task of adjusting policies to support stable, non-inflationary growth
The request was made by the IMF to Algeria as a country with a financial surplus, to increase the Bretton Woods institution’s resources so that it will be in a position to offer loans to countries needing them
Concerns about governance and slow project approvals by the government have weakened business sentiment, which in turn has adversely affected investment, along with cyclical factors such as global uncertainty and policy tightening
The fact that the IMF has sought help from Algeria gives the country more influence, particularly in international negotiations. This is also an economic and financial opportunity to turn a profit from Algeria’s reserves
The largest banks appear sufficiently capitalised and have strong profitability to withstand a further deterioration of economic conditions
We need to know if the IMF is envisaging carrying out this operation to strengthen its financial capabilities through requests for loans or through deposits being made in return for payment, along with the returns they intend offering
This is the result of a broad international cooperative effort that includes a significant number of countries
Second, and I think more importantly, during the last 3-4 years, the International Monetary Fund made a number of wrong steps, in Greece as well as in Spain
We have commitments that are north of $430 billion. That almost doubles the lending capacity of the fund
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International Monetary Fund and China: Instead, the fund will be "leveraged" to over €1 trillion by using the remaining cash to partially guarantee bond sales by weakened governments such as Ireland's.As part of that plan, China and the IMF could be asked to come on board to help boost the fund's firepower, officials said.
International Monetary Fund and Switzerland: In an interview with Swiss Television RTS, Depardieu, whose voice slurs several times, accused the former IMF head of being "unpleasant" and "arrogant.
International Monetary Fund and Norway: The backing from the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations and the donors at a meeting on Sunday night should give a boost to the Palestinians as they press their bid for UN membership as an independent state.
International Monetary Fund and Brussels: The IMF's mission chief for Ireland said there was a lot of consensus between the various organisations meeting in Brussels to look at ways of reducing the country's debt repayments.
International Monetary Fund and Iceland: Though the economy is recovering from the crisis and Iceland successfully completed a bailout programme led by the IMF, Mr Torfason said people remained distrustful of state institutions.
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