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Tags (42) : IMF

Statement by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on the G-20 Cannes Summit

Yacout Info | 11/04/2011 | News
The following statement was issued today by Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), after the conclusion of the Group of 20 Leaders Summit in Cannes, France: “I welcome the Cannes Action Plan for Growth and Jobs as well as the other steps announced at the...
Cannes, Christine Lagarde, Eurozone, G20, IMF, mutuam Assessment Process, Precautiuonary and Liquidity Line, SDR

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2011 Article IV Consultation with Morocco

Yacout Info | 11/03/2011 | Economy
On October 5, 2011, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Morocco.1 Thanks to several years of sound macroeconomic policies and political reforms, Morocco was well equipped to address the 2008 international crisis and to respond to...
2011, Article 4, Consultation, IMF, Morocco

Mideast oil importers face economic slowdown

Yacout Info | 10/27/2011 | News
Middle Eastern countries without significant oil resources face a sharp slowdown in economic growth as the effects of the Arab Spring reverberate across the region, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday. In a twice-yearly report, the IMF cut its economic growth forecast for the Mideast’s...
Arab Spring, IMF, Middle East, oil importers, slow down

Statement by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on the Eurozone Leaders' Summit

Yacout Info | 10/27/2011 | Economy
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement in Brussels. “I welcome the steps taken today by the Eurozone Leaders toward establishing a comprehensive framework to address the crisis facing the region, and I am encouraged by the...
Christine Lagarde, Eurozone Summit, IMF

IMF Sees Varied Outlook for Mideast, with Oil-Importing Countries Facing Continued Economic Pressures

Yacout Info | 10/26/2011 | Economy
The economic outlook for countries across the Middle East and North Africa region varies markedly, with the oil-exporters seeing a mild pickup in growth in 2011 on the back of higher oil prices, and the oil-importers experiencing a dramatic slowdown, the IMF says in its latest assessment of the...
Algeria, Bahrain, IMF, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Mauritania, Mena, Middle East, Morocco, oil prices, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia

Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission to Mauritania

Yacout Info | 10/25/2011 | News
The mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), headed by Mr. Amine Mati, visited Nouakchott during October 11-24, 2011 in connection with the third review of the 2010-2012 three-year arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility.1 During its time in Mauritania, the mission traveled to...
Amine Mati, ECF, IMF, Mauretania, Nouadhibou, Nouakchott, Zouèrate

Morocco: Raising the stakes

Yacout Info | 10/24/2011 | Economy
Having recorded significant increases in profit in 2010 and the first half of 2011, and with the IMF recently noting improvements in core capital and the non-performing loan rate, the Moroccan banking sector continues to post healthy growth in a stark contrast to the struggles of its northern...
Assets, Attijariwafa Bank, Baak Al Maghrib, banking sector, BCP, BMCE, Chaabi Bank, IMF, Morocco

Robust non-agricultural GDP growth - Forecast for expansion in Morocco

Yacout Info | 10/20/2011 | Economy
Strong non-agricultural growth in the first half of the year, combined with a bumper harvest, has improved Morocco’s growth outlook for 2011. Inflation remains low, despite having risen above expectations. Although a significant increase in the fiscal deficit is causing some concerns, the...
agricultural sector, Bank al Maghrib, IMF, Khalid Naciri, non agricultural GDP growth, Salaheddine Mezouar

Participation of the CDG in launching the global network of development banks in Washington

Yacout Info | 09/27/2011 | News
The Caisse de Depot et Gestion (CDG) took part in the launch in Washington of the global network of development banks on the initiative of the German group "KFW Bankengruppe."  The presidents and CEOs of 19 national development banks and subregional and created the "International...
Anass Houir Alami, CDG, Enique Garcia, IDFC, IMF, KFW Banken Gruppen, Rio+20, Ulrich Schroder, Washington

IMF-Qatar has replaced Luxembourg as world's richest nation

Yacout Info | 09/26/2011 | News
Qatar has replaced Luxembourg as the world's richest nation in 2010, Arabian Business Reports. Qatar's wealth now equals almost twice that of the US. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita forcast  in Qatar is US $ 111,963, Luxembourg is US$ 94,621, Singapore US $ 70,992 and the US ,...
GDP, IMF, Luxembourg, Qatar, Singapore, US

EU, US crises threaten world

Yacout Info | 09/23/2011 | News
Heads of the World Bank and IMF on Thursday warned that Europe and the US needed to get control of their deteriorating economic crises or risk “suffocating” the global economy   Opening the annual meetings of the two key global lenders, they also warned poorer countries to get their houses in...
Christine Lagarde, Crisis, EU, IMF, Robert Zoellick, threat, US, World Bank

Lagarde Urges Strong Leadership to Put World on Firmer Footing

Yacout Info | 09/22/2011 | Economy
The world economy is in a dangerous new phase, with risks on the rise, but while the problems are largely economic, the solutions are mainly political, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said.   At her opening press conference ahead of the 2011 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in...
Christine Lagarde, Eurozone, IMF, Rebalance, Rebuild, Reform, Repair

IMF gives grim warning

Yacout Info | 09/21/2011 | News
The global economy is much weaker than believed just months ago as advanced economies stutter, and will pick up only slightly next year, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday   The IMF lowered its growth forecasts for the global economy to 4.0 percent for 2011 and 2012, saying activity...
growth forecastes, IMF, OIlivier Blanchard

IMF expects a growth of 4.6% in Morocco in 2011

Yacout Info | 09/20/2011 | News
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expected this year a growth of 4.6 per cent in Morocco.   In its biannual forecast for the Middle-East and North Africa region (MENA), published on Tuesday in Washington, Bretton  Woods institute noted that "the growth continues to increase"...
Algeria, Economic growth, IMF, Mena, Morocco, Tunisia

6.5% growth boosting Saudi Arabia’s economy

Yacout Info | 09/17/2011 | News
Saudi Arabia’s economy looks ready for a period of sustained growth, with oil revenues remaining high, non-hydrocarbons exports on the rise and the effects of a massive investment programme by the state starting to kick in, Global Arab Network reports according to Oxford Business Group....
IMF, Jarmo T Kotilaine, King Abdullah, OPEC, Saudi Arabia, Saudi economy

The Global Economy: Lagarde Urges Collective Action to Restore Confidence

Yacout Info | 09/15/2011 | Economy
As uncertainty continues to roil the world’s financial markets, world leaders should act together to address the three main challenges facing the global economy: debt pressures sapping growth, risk of instability in the core of the global economic system, and social tension, the head of the IMF...
Christine Lagarde, Global Economy, IMF

IMF Recognizes Libya's National Transitional Council, Says Ready to Support its Efforts to Revive the Country's Economy

Yacout Info | 09/11/2011 | News
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced yesterday that, guided by the views of its membership, it has recognized the National Transitional Council (NTC) as the government of Libya and that it is ready to assist the NTC in its efforts to promote rapid and sustainable economic recovery as the...
Christine Lagarde, Deauville, IMF, Mena, NTC

“The Challenges for the Global Economy”: Christine Lagarde Managing Director IMF in a speech at The Royal Institute for International Affairs - Chatham House

Yacout Info | 09/09/2011 | Economy
The key message I wish to convey today is that countries must act now—and act boldly—to steer their economies through this dangerous new phase of the recovery. The world is collectively suffering from a crisis of confidence, in the face of a deteriorating economic outlook and rising concerns about...
Chatham House, Chistine Lagarde, Eurozone, Global Challenges, IMF, RUSI, UK, US

Morocco: Making progress

Yacout Info | 08/22/2011 | Economy
In spite of regional unrest and rising commodity prices that have led to an increase in the trade deficit for the year-to-date, the prospects for the Moroccan economy in 2011 are encouraging thanks to a variety of factors, including a strong harvest and broader diversification. Figures for 2010 and...
HCP, IMF, Moroccan Economy 2011, WEO

Morocco's 'sound' macroeconomic policy enabled it to meet major challenges -IMF

Yacout Info | 08/14/2011 | News
Morocco has successfully met major challenges in the past two years thanks to sound macroeconomic policy and political reforms, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.       The IMF added, in the Concluding Statement of the 2011 Article IV Consultation, that the...
IMF, Morocco

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