Finance & Economics

IMF Executive Board Concludes Review of the Financial Sector Assessment Program

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed a periodic review of the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) on September 15.

IMF Staff Concludes Mission for a Staff-Monitored Program to Zimbabwe

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Domenico Fanizza visited Harare from September 17 to October 1, 2014 to conduct the third and last review under the Staff Monitored Program (SMP) approved by management in June 2013 and to hold...

IMF Staff Statement at the End of a Review Mission to Jordan

A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Ms. Kristina Kostial, visited Amman during September 9-21 for the fifth and sixth reviews of Jordan’s economic performance under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA).

IMF Staff Concludes 2014 Article IV Mission to Mongolia

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Koshy Mathai visited Mongolia during September 4-17 to hold discussions for the 2014 Article IV consultation.

UK's State Pension £1,300 a year top up: the countdown begins

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Philippines: World Bank Approves Financing to Strengthen Job Creation and Inclusive Growth

The Philippines’ program for achieving inclusive growth got a major boost today with the approval of a new financing operation designed to sustain support for reforms necessary to strengthen job creation

IMF Executive Board Approves US$130 Million in Immediate Assistance to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone in Response to the Ebola Outbreak

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved—in an expedited decision supported by a joint statement of all Directors—emergency financial assistance to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone totaling US$130 million to help respond...

Samoa and World Bank – Working Together to Promote Economic Growth

The World Bank and the Independent State of Samoa signed an agreement for a US$7.5 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA). The grant is the first in a two-part operation aimed at strengthening public finances and supporting...

European council discusses its industrial competitiveness

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UK's New 'Rent to Buy' scheme to help young people save and move up housing ladder

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