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U.S. fiscal stimulus package “well targeted, timely, diversified, and sizeable,” says IMF (photo: Karen Bleier/AFP)

U.S. Economy Seen Stabilizing, But Risks Remain

June 15, 2009

A strong monetary and fiscal policy response is supporting the U.S. economy, but the immediate outlook remains weak, with a solid recovery beginning in the middle of next year, the IMF said after wrapping up its annual review of the world’s largest economy.click for more

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Policy

World Finance Chiefs Back Moves to Support Recovery from Crisis

April 25, 2009
World financial leaders pledge action to ensure recovery from the deepest global recession since the Great Depression, and back moves to expand the lendable resources of the IMF to combat the crisis and provide a safety net for the world’s poorest.

New Rules of Engagement for IMF Loans

April 13, 2009
As part of a wide-ranging reform of lending practices to help improve its ability to combat the current crisis, the IMF has redefined its engagement with countries on issues related to structural reform of the economy, making adjustments that will help remove the perceived stigma in seeking IMF financial assistance.

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IMF Research

Tax Policies Made Countries More Vulnerable to Crisis

June 16, 2009
Tax policies in the advanced economis are likely to have contributed to the global economic crisis by favoring debt financing and encouraging the use of complex financial instruments and arrangements, an IMF study argues.

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What Readers Say

IMF Lending Reform Should Go Further

May 13, 2009
The IMF’s move toward more flexibility in its lending is welcome, but there are still problems with the conditions that are attached to IMF loans—particularly in poor countries, writes Jean-Pierre Dumas.

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What the Numbers Show

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Did You Know?

Since 1995, global capital flows have tripled to $6.4 trillion, reaching about 14.5 percent of world GDP, after 15 years of staying within a relatively narrow range of 2-6 percent. Slideshow.click for more

In the News

IMF Asked to Aid G-8 With Exit Strategies For Crisis Policies

June 13, 2009
Amid signs that the global economic crisis is stabilizing, the G-8 advanced economies have asked the IMF to do the necessary analytical work to help governments prepare “exit strategies” to unwind the huge stimulus packages that have been deployed to combat the crisis.

IMF Chief Visits Central Asia Amid Sharp Slowdown

June 12, 2009
IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn makes his first visit to Central Asia June 14-20 as countries in the region tackle the fallout from lower commodity prices, declining exports, and a slump in overseas remittances.

Policymakers Need to Address Systemic Risk, says IMF

May 15, 2009
Global cooperation in financial sector supervision needs to improve to address systemic risks, says IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn in Vienna. He anticipated a recovery in the global economy next year, with the turning point later in 2009.

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Countries & Regions

Crisis Creates Testing Times for Europe’s Policymakers

June 10, 2009
In parallel with the rest of the world, Europe has entered a deep recession. The IMF’s quarterly magazine Finance & Development looks at the harsh toll of the global economic crisis on both Europe’s advanced and emerging economies.

IMF Says Euro Area Still Needs to Clean Up Banking Sector

June 08, 2009
The 16-nation euro area still needs to do more to clean up a banking sector that has been weakened by the global financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund says in its annual assessment of the euro area’s economy.

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Books

Latin America: Greater Resilience to Shocks

December 03, 2008
A new book from the IMF looks at Latin America's economic relationship with the United States and other important economic regions. It finds that these links have undergone profound change.

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