Kristalina Georgieva
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Faisal Islam: What I learned from a week with the world's top finance leaders
At the IMF meeting in Bangkok this week finance and business leaders grappled with uncertainty.
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Healey backs pro-growth case for Heathrow third runway after Burnham ducks issue
Chancellor says government will study responses to public consultation, with airports being ‘big part of jobs and growth’
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FTSE forges ahead but banks stutter on tax threat
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey played down inflation fears, although banks missed out amid fears of a tax hit.
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Americans face another painful blow to mortgages and credit cards
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh says he won't prejudge what the U.S. central bank will do about interest rates at its upcoming meetings
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IMF-World Bank meetings focus on global risks and potential benefits of AI
The head of the International Monetary Fund has called for urgent guardrails to manage risks from the AI boom, comparing it to a Formula 1 car that could go off track
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Fed chair Warsh says price stability is key but shies away from signals about rates
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh says he won't prejudge what the U.S. central bank will do about interest rates at its upcoming meetings
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Healey says surprise UK growth is 'sign of resilience' ahead of Budget
The economy grew by 0.1% in August, defying analysts' expectations of a slight contraction.
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IMF-World Bank meetings draw modest protests in Bangkok over growing inequality
Dozens of people have marched in Bangkok, seeking to draw the attention of world financial leaders to poverty, pollution and other grievances during a meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank
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Andrew Bailey calls for clampdown on ‘downright criminal’ social media scams
Andrew Bailey, head of the British central bank, told an audience in Bangkok that there has been ‘no real liability’ for some social media firms.
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Andrew Bailey calls for clampdown on ‘downright criminal’ social media scams
Andrew Bailey, head of the British central bank, told an audience in Bangkok that there has been ‘no real liability’ for some social media firms.
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IMF chief urges US to rein in $40 trillion debt as poor countries ‘pay the price’
Rising debt levels and global inflation, partly resulting from high energy costs due to the Iran war, have pushed interest rates to multidecade highs
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IMF chief urges the US and other wealthy nations to rein in debt to ease global economic pressure
The head of the International Monetary Fund says the United States and other wealthy nations need to urgently tackle mounting global debt levels that are weighing heaviest on low-income countries
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What surprise praise for UK economy tells us about the Budget
On three occasions in the past 24 hours, top IMF officials have praised UK plans to reduce its annual levels of borrowing.
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IMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’
World Economic Outlook says states’ oil stocks are low and budgets are overstretched, as it upgrades UK GDP growth forecast for 2026
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IMF raises its forecast for world growth this year but says economies will slow in 2027
The International Monetary Fund has slightly upgraded its outlook for the world economy for this year, but it's forecasting growth at a still sluggish 3.1%
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IMF chief urges governments to tighten belts as global debt levels soar
Kristalina Georgieva says big economies will have to make ‘very touch choices’ as soaring bond yields hit budgets
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Budget 2026: The two big calls Chancellor John Healey has to make
He must consider the longevity of Iran war economic pressures and how to sustain modest optimism, writes the BBC's Faisal Islam.