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  • Global growth will be disappointing in 2016: IMF's Lagarde

    AFGHANISTAN, 2016/01/02 World economic increase will be disappointing next year and the outlook for the medium-term has as well deteriorated, the chief of the International Monetary Fund said in a guest article for German newspaper Handelsblatt published on Wednesday. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said the prospect of rising interest rates in the United States and an economic slowdown in China were contributing to uncertainty and a higher risk of economic vulnerability worldwide. Added to that, increase in world trade has slowed considerably and a decline in raw material prices is posing problems for economies based on these, while the financial sector in a lot of nations still has weaknesses and financial risks are rising in emerging markets, she said.

  • Revised IMF forecasts signal gloom on global economic outlook

    AFGHANISTAN, 2015/01/20 Low oil prices will not provide a sufficient updraught to dispel the clouds hanging over the world economy, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. In a sign of its increasing gloom about the medium term economic outlook, the IMF cut its world economic increase forecasts by 0.3 % points for both 2015 and 2016, despite believing cheaper oil represents a “shot in the arm”.

  • IMF Consultation with Haiti

    HAITI, 2013/04/03 On March 11, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Haiti. Background . Significant evolution has been made since the January 2010 earthquake to safeguard macroeconomic stability. Inflation remains in the single digits, although it has picked up to 7.6 % in December, reflecting primarily higher international food prices and reduced domestic food supply caused by Hurricanes Isaac and Sandy.

  • The Prime Minister of Haiti, Laurent Lamothe,

    HAITI, 2012/12/28 The Prime Minister of Haiti, Laurent Lamothe, concluded here today a friendly official visit in which he clearly reconfirmed Vietnam's willingness to contribute to the recovery and development of the Caribbean country. Yesterday he was received by the Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who reiterated authorities' willingness to extend bilateral relations and increase them in trade, agriculture, telecommunications and other services inclunding in manufacturing.
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