Lesley Wroughton
Articles RSSArticles
IMF approves $1.7 bln loan for Dominican Rep.
WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved a $1.7 billion loan program for the Dominican Republic to shore up confidence in the government's economic policies and win additional financing from other lenders. Full Article
FACTBOX-The IMF common reserve proposal and BRIC savings
Nov 5 (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has proposed creating a common pool of reserves to help rebalance the world economy by dissuading emerging market countries from accumulating massive foreign exchange reserves. ... Full Article
Ukraine new wage bill 'totally unsustainable' -IMF
WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Ukraine's new wage bill is "totally unsustainable" and cannot be financed without leading to higher inflation and job cuts, the International Monetary Fund's mission chief said on Wednesday. Full Article
UPDATE 2-Projected U.S. deficits unsustainable-W.House
(Adds Orszag comments answering audience questions, IMF comments) Full Article
Projected U.S. deficits unsustainable: White House
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Projected U.S. budget deficits are too high and could force up interest rates and crowd out investments unless the country takes action, the White House budget chief said on Tuesday. Full Article
UPDATE 3-Debt high, too early to adjust fiscal policies-IMF
* IMF projects widening fiscal deficits in major economies Full Article
UPDATE 2-IMF sells 200 tonnes of gold to India central bank
* Sale is part of total of 403.3 tonnes to be sold by IMF Full Article
UPDATE 1-IMF to look at Iceland debt in next review
WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - An International Monetary Fund mission is expected to conduct a second review of Iceland's loan program in December and will look at a restructuring framework for private household and corporate debt, a senior IMF official ... Full Article
Kazakh economy improves but bank problems weigh-IMF
WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said the decline in Kazakhstan's economy appears to have bottomed-out although it urged the authorities to do more to address bank solvency problems. Full Article
IMF approves delayed Iceland program review
WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved a long-delayed review of Iceland's economic performance under its IMF bailout package and agreed to disburse a $167.5 million tranche under the program. Full Article
