Let me start with Asia’s past successes. Few would dispute that the last quarter century has been Asia’s golden hour. A region that, back in the year 2000, was still shaking off the pain of a ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund revised up Asia's economic growth forecast on Thursday, but warned that renewed escalation in U.S.-China tensions could deal a heavy blow to a ...

Artificial Intelligence could reshape the global economy… and Asia is at the center of that transformation. Speaking at the Asia in 2050 Conference in Bangkok, IMF Managing Director Kristalina ...

Keynote Speech by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at Japan's Ministry of Finance's "Future of the Global Economy amid a Fluid International Economic and Monetary Order" Symposium ...

The IMF urges preparation for unforeseen economic challenges due to prolonged Middle East conflict, impacting markets and ...

According to IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, a 10% increase in energy prices lasting a year would raise inflation by 40 basis points and slow growth by up to 0.2% ...

Georgieva said shipping activity through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped by about 90%. The narrow waterway is one of the most important energy routes in the world.

In January, the IMF revised its global growth projections slightly higher to 3.3 per cent for 2026. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

(Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund on Friday urged Asia to lower non-tariff barriers and integrate regional trade to reduce its vulnerability to U.S. tariffs and global financial shocks. Trade ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been closely monitoring the Middle East war, saying it is seeing three core ...