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Financial System Risks Initially Contained, but IMF Warns Vulnerabilities Are Rising

Policymakers' unprecedented response to the global health crisis has contained risks to the financial system, but a prolonged recession or policy missteps could ignite growing vulnerabilities ...

IMF Cautions U.S. on Global Economic Turmoil; Urges National Insurance Regulator

A global slowdown in economic growth, together with political and economic upheaval in places like Greece, the Middle East and Ukraine, could hurt U.S. growth going forward, the International ...

BRICS to Form $50B Bank in Challenge to World Bank, IMF

Leaders of the five BRICS nations agreed on the structure of a $50 billion development bank by granting China its headquarters and India its first rotating presidency. Brazil, Russia and South Africa ...

IMF Sees Global Growth Gaining Along With Rising Risks in Emerging Economies

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday predicted the global recovery would strengthen this year as output in richer nations picked up, but it warned of rising risks in emerging economies. ...

Investment into Emerging Markets to Fall in 2014: World Bank

Foreign direct investment into emerging markets should decline next year because of persistent concerns about the global economy, the World Bank's political risk insurance arm said on Thursday. For ...

European Companies’ Optimism for China Fading: Survey

European companies' optimism for business prospects in China is declining amid slowing growth, rising labor costs, regulatory obstacles and intensified competition, a survey showed. Optimism for ...

IMF Issues Stern Advice for World’s Major Economies

The International Monetary Fund had stern advice for the euro zone and other major economies on Tuesday in its periodic update on the health of the world economy. The following are the highlights ...