United States Announces Historic $20 Billion Currency Swap to Support Argentina
United States Announces Historic $20 Billion Currency Swap to Support Argentina
Third of world economy to hit recession in 2023.
IMF cuts 2023 global growth to 2.7% on war and downturns
"It is highly regrettable that the IMF has inappropriately labeled Taiwan as a 'Province of China' in its datamapper," MOFA spokesperson Joanne Ou (歐江安) said at a press briefing. "MOFA is calling on the IMF to maintain objectivity and professionalism and to immediately correct Taiwan's designation."
The International Monetary Fund predicted Tuesday that the “Great Lockdown” recession, fueled by the coronavirus pandemic, will be the steepest in almost a century and warned that the world economy’s contraction and recovery would be worse than anticipated if the coronavirus lingers or returns.
Kristalina Georgieva compares today with “roaring 1920s” and criticises UK wealth gap
UK’s outlook for 2019 stays at 1.5% but previous forecast for 1.3% this year cut to 1.1%
President Mauricio Macri said Monday that crisis-hit Argentina will receive additional funding from the International Monetary Fund and vowed to avoid a default.