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The International Monetary Fund, based in Washington DC and led by Kristalina Georgieva, providing financial aid and economic policy guidance to nations

IMF chief economist Silvana Tenreyro with the World Economic Outlook report, at the Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Bangkok. AFP

IMF cuts 2026 growth forecasts for Gulf economies

EconomyOctober 13, 2026
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva attends the 'WBG Flagship: Small AI: More and Better Jobs' panel at the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group in Bangkok, Thailand, 12 October 2026. More than 15,000 International financial policymakers, Central Bank governors, and development leaders including Finance Ministers from 191 countries are gathering in Thailand for the 2026 IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings to discuss the global economic outlook and financial stability. EPA / RUNGROJ YONGRIT

AI investment boom offsets energy shock to keep global growth at 3%, IMF chief says

EconomyOctober 12, 2026
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), speaks at the IMF Annual Meetings Curtain Raiser in Singapore on October 7, 2026. AFP

Iran war energy price shock large but contained so far, IMF chief says

EconomyOctober 07, 2026
The law is considered a critical component as Lebanon seeks a new staff-level agreement with the IMF, whose offices in Washington are are pictured. Reuters

IMF to assess potential changes to Lebanon's bank resolution law

EconomyOctober 01, 2026
FILE PHOTO: "AI Artificial Intelligence" words, a keyboard and a robotics hand in this illustration taken, September 23, 2026. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration / File Photo

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NewsSeptember 30, 2026
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the US State Department on Monday. Getty Images

Lebanon's PM meets Rubio in Washington amid stalled peace deal with Israel

USSeptember 28, 2026
Arab Monetary Fund's Golden Jubilee celebration in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Photo: Ministry of Finance

Arab Monetary Fund marks 50 years with $11.8bn in financing

EconomySeptember 28, 2026
IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva. AFP

Global economy so far resisting energy shock, IMF chief says

EconomyAugust 25, 2026
A man carrying Syrian pounds leaves the central bank in Damascus, in May 2025. Inflation is expected to rise. AFP

Syria's economic recovery 'accelerating' but poverty remains widespread, IMF says

EconomyAugust 04, 2026
Egypt's headline inflation eased to 14.3 per cent in June, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday. Getty Images

Egypt unlocks $1.8bn IMF funding after passing review

EconomyJuly 31, 2026
Ships near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on June 18. Reuters

IMF cuts Middle East growth forecast to 0.7% after Hormuz closure

EconomyJuly 08, 2026
The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas. Bloomberg

Global oil inventories will slump to five-year low, IMF says

EnergyJune 04, 2026
Saudi Aramco's overseas inventories heave helped offset the drop in oil deliveries, IMF says. Reuters

IMF says prolonged Iran war could weigh on Saudi Arabia's medium-term outlook

EconomyJune 03, 2026
Bread subsidies have often been cast as a red line for Egyptians that politicians would do well not to cross. Reuters

Egypt leans on households to weather shock from Iran war

EconomyMay 15, 2026
The IMF is discussing with member countries how best to navigate the economic fallout of the war. Reuters

Global economy heading towards 'adverse scenario', IMF says

EconomyMay 14, 2026
Iraq's President Nizar Amede, centre left, shakes hands with newly designated Iraqi prime minister Ali Al Zaidi in the company of some of the country's political leaders in Baghdad. AFP

Iraq's PM-designate confronts worst fiscal crisis in decade after Iran war oil shock

EnergyMay 11, 2026
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