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Ukraine's central bank governor quits

Ukraine's Central Bank governor Valeria Gontareva has resigned in a blow to reform plans for its battered corruption-plagued economy.

Greece

Brexit coming, Grexit looming?

New impasse in the negotiations of the Greek program raises fears of a repeat of a "Greek drama"

Greece

IMF letter bomb inquiry focuses on Greece

An envelope which exploded at the European offices of the International Monetary Fund in Paris on Thursday bore a Greek return address.

France

Letter bomb injures IMF employee after Greek militants announce campaign

Paris is on high alert after a letter bomb sent to the IMF’s office there exploded on Thursday, as it was opened by a secretary, injuring her in the face and…

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France

Letter bomb injures IMF employee

Economy

Greek leader Tsipras upbeat despite major downward growth revision

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is upbeat even though Greece's economy performed much worse than thought in the final three months of 2016.

USA

Euroviews. Obama's men out, Trump's in: What impact on global finance?

As central bankers bid farewell to the devil they know, financial regulation has entered a period of high uncertainty – and high anxiety for policymakers as they await an announcement from Mar-a-Lago.

Greece

Greece: Stalled talks resume- new measures to come

Last week’s Eurogroup was just a first step towards a final deal between creditors and the Greek government in order for the bailout programme to get again back on…

Economy

Greek bailout talks restart

Greek ministers have been meeting experts from the EU and IMF discussing the economic reforms Athens must make to keep bailout funds flowing.

World News

Former IMF head sentenced for credit card fraud

Rodrigo Rato has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison for misusing company credit cards at a Spanish bank he chaired for two years before its state bailout in 2012.

Economy

Greeks need "light at the end of austerity tunnel"

Discussions between Greece, its European lenders and the International Monetary Fund on the country’s bailout obligations have dragged on for months as disagreements persist over fiscal issues, labour

Economy

Greece moves closer to agreement over reforms to unlock next bailout loan

Euro zone finance ministers and Greece have agreed to resume negotiations over its bailout review next week.

World News

Germany's Schauble denies 'Grexit' threat

German finance minister Wolfgang Schauble has said he is confident ‘‘Greece is on the right economic path’‘.

Greece

Euroviews. View: Greece’s economy strongly recovers for first time since 2010

By Dimitris Papadimoulis is Vice President of the European Parliament, head of Syriza party delegation.

Economy

IMF reportedly will contribute to Greek bailout

The International Monetary Fund is reportedly likely to contribute up to five billion euros to the third bailout package for Greece.

Business Line

Cautious economic forecasts in a time of uncertainty

Business Line looks at economic forecasts for the world and for Europe, seeing how forecasters are reexamining their perspectives and perceptions.

Egypt

Egypt's long road to economic recovery

Five years on from the revolution that saw the fall of the Mubarak regime, and Egypt is still on its knees.

Economy

EU financial affairs chief says progress made on Greek bailout review talks

EU Economic and Financial Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici says a crucial Greek bailout review is making progress, but more steps are needed.

Economy

IMF's Lagarde: Trump good for US in the short term, but less so for world trade

International Monetary Fund's Christine Lagarde says Trump's policies likely good for US economy in the short term but repercussions for global trade.

USA

IMF’s Lagarde: More economic transparency means more prosperity

Economic transparency can make countries more financially stable and prosperous, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said.