Topic: International Monetary Fund

IMF frees up $225 mn for Iceland

The International Monetary Fund said Friday it had okayed a sixth tranche of $225 million in financing for Iceland, citing Reykjavik's "impressive progress" in post-crisis restructuring.The IMF said Iceland's economy would likely return to growth this year, but still faced risks from ...

IMF sees 3.3 percent German growth in 2010: report

BERLIN (Reuters) - The German economy should expand by 3.3 percent in 2010 and two percent in 2011, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will report in early October, German magazine Der Spiegel said on Saturday.That forecast is line with many private economists. ...

IMF head says worst of recession over: report

double-dip" recession has faded, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Kahn was quoted as saying on Wednesday. "The worst of the recession is over, but a gradual recovery lies ahead," Strauss-Kahn, the IMF's managing director, was quoted as saying ...