How much do forecasters think the UK will grow in 2024? December 30, 2023 Going into the new year, forecasters have a healthy spread of opinion on the extent to which the UK will grow next year.
MPs: IMF must not ignore our questions about UK growth forecasts October 12, 2023 MPs are continuing their call for the officials from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to be scrutinised following forecasts which show that the UK will be the worst performing major economy.
IMF calls for ‘intrusive’ supervision to prevent financial stability risks from ‘sizeable tail of weak banks’ October 10, 2023 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that the global banking system remains at risk from the impact of rising rates six months on from Silicon Valley Bank's (SVB) collapse.
Here we go again: IMF predicts UK economy to lag US and EU next year October 10, 2023 The UK is set to be the weakest performing advanced economy in 2024 according to new forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as tighter monetary policy slows economic activity.
Increasing geopolitical fragmentation putting energy transition at risk, IMF warns October 3, 2023 Geopolitical fragmentation could send the price of crucial commodities soaring, putting further pressure on the global economy’s net zero targets.
IMF warns on unsustainable rising debt burden from climate change policies October 2, 2023 Policies to tackle climate change could send debt to unsustainable levels unless governments are able to find new revenue sources, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned today.
IMF warns Germany and UK will be G7’s laggards this year despite upgrades July 25, 2023 Britain is on course to register the second weakest growth in the clutch of rich countries this year, beaten only by Europe’s economic powerhouse Germany, which will be the only advanced economy to contract this year, the world’s lender of last resort has signalled today. UK output will expand 0.4 per cent this year, the [...]
IMF working on global platform for exchange of CBDCs to avoid economic fragmentation June 19, 2023 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is working on a platform to enable countries to transfer transactions between central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) from different countries. According to Reuters, managing director Kristalina Georgiva said “CBDCs should not be fragmented national propositions…To have more efficient and fairer transactions we need systems that connect countries: we need interoperability.” [...]
Why have the Bank of England and the IMF been so wrong on the UK economy? May 30, 2023 Recession? What recession? The Bank of England and the IMF have been wrong on the state of the UK economy, but it's not all their fault
IMF ditches UK recession call and lifts GDP growth from bottom of G7 May 23, 2023 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today joined the Office for Budget Responsibility and Bank of England in admitting they were wrong to forecast the UK will suffer a tough recession this year. The globe’s lender of last resort in fresh forecasts hiked its gross domestic product expectations in 2023 to 0.4 per cent. It previously [...]