International Monetary Fund

3 Things to Know as Private Credit Heads Toward a $2 Trillion Industry
3 Things to Know as Private Credit Heads Toward a $2 Trillion Industry
October 02, 2024  |  Loans

The private credit market is booming — and has the potential to reshape lending, and risk, too, in financial services. Generally and conceptually speaking, the...

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IMF Says AI Could Impact 60% of Jobs in Advanced Economies
IMF Says AI Could Impact 60% of Jobs in Advanced Economies
January 15, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on employment will be especially great in advanced economies, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Overall, among economies of all...

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IMF, World Bank and BIS Collaborating on Uses of Tokenization
IMF, World Bank and BIS Collaborating on Uses of Tokenization
November 28, 2023  |  Payments Innovation

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have reportedly joined forces to explore the concept of tokenization. This collaboration aims to leverage tokenization...

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Global Trade Faces Slowdown as Economic Growth Weakens
Global Trade Faces Slowdown as Economic Growth Weakens
August 09, 2023  |  Economy

The world is facing a major slowdown in global trade as economic growth weakens. In addition, governments around the world are increasingly curbing business with...

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IMF Director: 10 Central Banks ‘Crossing the Finish Line’ on CBDC
IMF Director: 10 Central Banks ‘Crossing the Finish Line’ on CBDC
June 19, 2023  |  CBDC

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is working on a worldwide central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure. That platform would allow for interoperability of CBDC settlements and...

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IMF Director Says Fed ‘Will Have to Stay the Course’
IMF Director Says Fed ‘Will Have to Stay the Course’
June 05, 2023  |  Economy

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) director said the Federal Reserve may need to do more to slow lending. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told CNBC...

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IMF Lowers Forecast for Global Economic Growth After Banking Crises
IMF Lowers Forecast for Global Economic Growth After Banking Crises
April 11, 2023  |  Economy

Lingering effects of the pandemic and new pressures from banking crises are impacting economic growth. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its baseline forecast...

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International CBDC Aims to Unify Fragmented Digital Currency Landscape
International CBDC Aims to Unify Fragmented Digital Currency Landscape
April 11, 2023  |  Payment Methods

The central bank digital currency (CBDC) field has become crowded, global in scope, and yet in many cases, fragmented. Generally speaking, in concept, the CBDC...

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Today in Crypto: Coinbase Touts ML Site Security; Voyager Creditors Against Granting Firm Execs Immunity
Today in Crypto: Coinbase Touts ML Site Security; Voyager Creditors Against Granting Firm Execs Immunity
October 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase has touted its machine learning team’s ability to develop modeling techniques to find bad actors, keeping users’ accounts safe, a company blog said. The...

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