IMF, World Bank look to keep global recovery strong
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Facing a global economy on the mend but threatened by surging oil prices and other factors, IMF and World Bank policymakers opened two days of meetings Saturday to discuss ways to keep the recovery on track.
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Finance leaders from the world's richest  nations pledged on Saturday to work together to stabilize world  financial markets shaken by the U.S. housing debacle that is  puncturing global economic growth.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged Egypt to begin implementing a series of measures it says will help economic recovery, spur growth and raise the standard of living.
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The world economy is headed for its strongest expansion for three decades but simmering inflation, sky-high oil prices and rising interest rates pose growing dangers, the IMF said.
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World economic growth will slow significantly in 2008 but the U.S., whose housing downturn is rattling global financial markets, will avoid recession, the International Monetary Fund forecast Tuesday.
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VIENNA, Austria -- The head of the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday predicted a "continued smooth ride" for the global economy, but cautioned there are signs of potential trouble ahead after several years of brisk growth.
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Still grappling with how to keep the global economy out of a crippling recession, the World Economic Forum confronted the urgent need to bring peace and stability to global hotspots like Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Middle East.
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The global economy is set for another   year of strong growth, the International Monetary Fund said on   Thursday, but it warned that rising inflationary pressures and   a U.S. economic downturn posed growing dangers.
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Global finance ministers gather in Washington for simultaneous meetings of the G7, World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
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World economic growth will be higher than previously thought at 5.1% in 2006 and 4.9% in 2007, the IMF predicts.
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U.S. economic activity should pick up for the rest of this year and into 2008 as the drag from a decline in the housing market dissipates, the International Monetary Fund said Friday.
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The IMF and UN paint a bright picture of economic growth and political stabilisation in Iraq for the near future.
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The outlook for the Japanese economy this year is &quot;strong&quot; and ensuring it remains so is one of main contributions that Japan can make to exchange rate stability and the world economy, IMF chief Rodrigo de Rato has said.
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Oil prices may have just hit record levels, but the International Monetary Fund is even more bullish about global economic growth in 2004 than it was six months ago.
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The world's finance ministers and central bankers are paid to be careful souls. Even in the inner sanctum of the International Monetary Fund's annual meetings, many of them read their statements to each other ...
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The world's economy should grow at its fastest rate in 30 years in 2004, despite rising oil prices, the IMF says.
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The threats posed by inflation and  unbalanced trade and capital flows point to testing times ahead  for the global economy, IMF chief Rodrigo Rato said on Friday.