International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Tackling inequality vital for next century of growth, IMF head says
Kristalina Georgieva invokes John Maynard Keynes as she says fostering fairer economy would raise living standards ninefold
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
14, Mar, 2024 @5:00 PM
The US could be facing a 2008-style financial crisis. Why does Sunak want to copy it?
The PM’s admiration for Washington’s economic model may backfire amid looming US banking and stock market disasters
Phillip Inman
09, Mar, 2024 @5:00 PM
Kristalina Georgieva wins backing to run for second term as IMF chief
Bulgaria’s ‘eternal optimist’ in favour with European finance ministers after first five-year stint encompassing Covid and Ukraine
Phillip Inman
08, Mar, 2024 @5:00 PM
Starmer says Labour would level up workers’ rights in way not attempted for decades – as it happened
Labour leader tells conference that reforms ‘may not please everyone in room’
Andrew Sparrow
01, Feb, 2024 @5:07 PM
Jeremy Hunt plays down talk of spring budget tax cut after IMF warning
Chancellor says less room now for spring giveaway despite being widely thought to be gearing up for cuts
Kalyeena Makortoff
01, Feb, 2024 @8:36 AM
The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s tax plans: stop trying to buy votes | Editorial
Editorial: The IMF is right: Downing Street is taking a foolish risk by putting tax cuts before public spending
Editorial
31, Jan, 2024 @6:25 PM
IMF warns Jeremy Hunt against tax cuts in budget
Lower tax levels may not be possible without extra borrowing or post-election spending reductions, says Washington-based body
Larry Elliott Economics editor
30, Jan, 2024 @10:59 PM
AI will affect 40% of jobs and probably worsen inequality, says IMF head
‘Crucial’ that countries build social safety nets to mitigate impact on workers, says Kristalina Georgieva
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
15, Jan, 2024 @10:53 AM
The world economy is in crisis again. If we look back 80 years, we might be able to fix it | Michael Jacobs
The historic Bretton Woods summit shaped a golden era of growth. This year’s G20 could be our equivalent, says academic and economist Michael Jacobs
Michael Jacobs
04, Jan, 2024 @3:00 PM
‘We’re playing Whac-A-Mole’: why the aid system is broken
Calls for drastic overhaul of funding as conflicts and climate crisis drive surge in humanitarian needs and appeals fall short
Fred Harter in Chad
04, Jan, 2024 @5:00 AM
Argentina’s new government devalues peso by more than 50%
Package of spending cuts introduced in attempt to tackle country’s worst economic crisis in decades
Mark Sweney
13, Dec, 2023 @9:19 AM
World economy on brink of ‘cold war two’, IMF official warns
Gita Gopinath says global economy’s fragmentation into power blocs risks wipeout of trillions of dollars in GDP
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
11, Dec, 2023 @3:30 PM
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