IF Insights: AI props up war-hit world economy
The IMF has nudged 2026 growth back to 3.1%, but it rests on a handful of chipmaking economies while energy importers and the Gulf absorb the war's cost...
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IMF warns growing hedge fund footprint merits closer scrutiny
Hedge funds held about USD 13 trillion in gross assets in early 2026, up from USD 4 trillion in 2013, as per the IMF’s Global Financial Stability Report...
Earthquakes Derail Venezuela’s Escape From Abyss
The interim government has identified Venezuela's huge energy reserves as one of the routes to help the nation escape its economic abyss...
Post PM’s sacking, focus returns on Senegal-IMF debt talks
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has named Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo, a seasoned economist, to replace the populist Ousmane Sonko...
Jordan to access USD 200 million as it reaches agreement with IMF
IMF mission chief Cesar Serra lauded the Jordanian government's commitment to reducing public debt to 80% of GDP by 2028...
Uganda returns to banks for loans as credit options thin out
According to Uganda's September 2024 debt sustainability analysis report, commercial banks own 12% of the nation's external debt...
Most Gulf-based business leaders confident of growth despite challenges
Most Gulf decision-makers are optimistic about the region's long-term prospects and believe it will establish itself as a significant hub for international business within the next 25 years...
Growth in MENA region to reach 2.2% in 2024: IMF
The IMF report states that these figures have been revised lower than those that were released in April of 2023, which indicated growth of 2.7% in 2024 and 4.2% in 2025...
Lebanon’s growth is inadequate for economic recovery: IMF
Since the Gaza War began in October 2023, fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah in Lebanon has taken place across the West Asian country's southern border...
World Bank urges Zimbabwe to boost currency confidence
The World Bank is committed to the ongoing process that Zimbabwe has been going through since 2022 to pay off billions of dollars in arrears to the organisation and other foreign lenders...