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IMF: Europe Could See Pre-COVID Economic Levels Next Year

IMF: Europe Could See Pre-COVID Economic Levels Next Year
IMF: Europe Could See Pre-COVID Economic Levels Next Year
April 14, 2021  |  Economy

While Europe’s economic recovery in the wake of COVID has been “halting and uneven,” there are promising signs on the horizon, the International Monetary Fund...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Ocado Buys Robotics Firms For Automation; IMF Asks G20 To Keep Infusing Funds Into Economies
Today In Payments Around The World: Ocado Buys Robotics Firms For Automation; IMF Asks G20...
November 03, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news around the world, Ocado is bolstering its automation push by buying two robotics companies, while the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is...

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IMF Calls On G20 To Pump Money Into Global Economies
IMF Calls On G20 To Pump Money Into Global Economies
November 02, 2020  |  International

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is calling on Group of Twenty (G20) member states to continue pumping money into their economies to help offset the...

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Digital Currencies Carry Risks As Well As Rewards, IMF Warns
Digital Currencies Carry Risks As Well As Rewards, IMF Warns
October 19, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The push by central banks across the world to develop digital currencies could have some significant downsides as well, warns a new report by the...

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IMF Says Countries Must Do More For Women, Younger Workers Hurt By COVID-19
IMF Says Countries Must Do More For Women, Younger Workers Hurt By COVID-19
October 08, 2020  |  Economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is calling for additional government assistance to women and younger workers affected by COVID-19, based on an analysis of anonymized...

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IMF Report: Banking Profits Might Not Exceed Cost Of Equity In 2025
IMF Report: Banking Profits Might Not Exceed Cost Of Equity In 2025
May 22, 2020  |  Banking

A large share of the banking sectors of nine advanced economies, by assets, may not be able to bring in profits higher than their cost...

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US, Global Economies To Contract Because Of COVID-19 Effects
US, Global Economies To Contract Because Of COVID-19 Effects
April 20, 2020  |  Economy

Mohamed El-Erian, the Allianz chief economic advisor and former Pimco chief executive, said in a televised report that the American economy could encounter a contraction...

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IMF: Banks Could Encounter Market, Credit Losses As COVID-19 Surfaces ‘Cracks’ In The Financial System
IMF: Banks Could Encounter Market, Credit Losses As COVID-19 Surfaces ‘Cracks’ In The Financial System
April 14, 2020  |  Economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cautioned that COVID-19 has made “cracks” in the worldwide financial system known and “will likely” have financial institutions encounter market...

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IMF Predicts COVID-19 Lockdown Will Crush Global Economy
IMF Predicts COVID-19 Lockdown Will Crush Global Economy
April 14, 2020  |  Economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the “Great Lockdown” of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic will result in the worst worldwide recession...

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