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The meeting will take stock of the progress made on outcomes envisaged under India's G20 Finance Track agenda

India's Journey Highlights Lessons For Other Nations Embarking On Own Digital Transformation: IMF

According to the paper, for a diverse country like India, a building block approach provides those closer to the problem with the basic tools to create tailored solutions

Pak Govt Accepts One More IMF Demand, Imposes Power Surcharge From Next Fiscal Year

The decision has been taken to generate PKR 335 billion more in revenue over the next fiscal year to finance the power sector's debt and liabilities, as per the news report

Amid Economic Crisis, Pakistan Taxing Its Own Citizens For IMF Deal

The country's economy is currently in a "tailspin" due to the IMF's holdup in releasing financing

Global Growth Likely To Fall From 3.4% In 2022 To 2.9% In 2023: IMF

Global inflation is expected to fall from 8.8 per cent in 2022 to 6.6 per cent in 2023 and 4.3 per cent in 2024, still above pre-pandemic (2017–19) levels of about 3.5 per cent

Poor Countries Will Require $500 Bn In External Financing By 2026: IMF

According to the IMF, the fiscal position of low-income countries is increasingly under stress as governments ramped up spending to address the impact of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine and protect the vulnerable from high food and fuel prices, resulting in increased debt vulnerabilities

Sri Lanka May Miss Next Month’s IMF Loan Deadline: Analysts

According to a Lankan newspaper, if the country misses the December IMF deadline, it will have to wait until March 2023 to receive a USD 2.9 billion loan from the IMF in eight equal instalments

Global Economic Outlook Gloomier Than Projected Last Month: IMF

The global lender last month cut its global growth forecast for 2023 to 2.7 per cent from a previous forecast of 2.9 per cent

Sri Lanka’s Inflation Rate Eases To 66% Amid Economic Crisis

Easing inflation rate could be the result of the decrease in fuel price, which has lowered twice in October, however, the inflation rate is still higher than the previous year

IMF Should Increase Resources For Emerging & Low-Income Countries: FM Sitharaman

The FM urged IMF to avail more resources for emerging nations to help safeguard global financial system

Asia Sails Into Headwinds From Rate Hikes, War, China Slowdown: IMF

"Asia’s strong economic rebound early this year is losing momentum, with a weaker-than-expected second quarter," it said

IMF Slashes India’s FY 2022-23 Growth Forecast To 6.8%