WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it had not received any request from Tunisia to re-evaluate loan conditions while also denying it had imposed ‘dikta[...]
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Africa
Exclusive-Ethiopia seeking $2 billion under IMF program, sources say
By Jorgelina do Rosario WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ethiopia is in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to borrow at least $2 billion under a reform program, four sources familiar with th[...]
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Angola’s next debt issuance to be ESG bond, but not in 2023
By Joe Bavier and Jorgelina do Rosario WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Angola’s next sovereign debt issuance will be an ESG bond of up to $1 billion, its finance minister told Reuters on Thursday,[...]
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Exclusive-To measure progress on sovereign debt, look to actual deals -World Bank’s Malpass
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -World Bank President David Malpass on Thursday said progress on sovereign debt issues would be measured by actual restructuring deals being agreed for Ghana, Eth[...]
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Sovereign debtors, creditors agree on steps to jumpstart debt restructurings
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Global creditors, debtor nations and international financial institutions on Wednesday agreed ways to jumpstart and streamline long-stalled debt restructu[...]
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Exclusive-Kenya expects $1.2 billion Q2 financing boost, seeks fresh IMF funds
By Jorgelina do Rosario and Joe Bavier WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kenya expects at least $1.2 billion in financing inflows between April and May and is in talks for new funding from the Internationa[...]
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IMF says public debt is growing faster than pre-COVID projections
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Public debt is higher and growing faster than projected before the COVID-19 pandemic, driven mainly by the United States and China, the world’s two[...]
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China to drop demand for development bank debt restructuring losses -source
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China is expected to drop its demand for multilateral development banks to share losses alongside other creditors in sovereign debt restructurin[...]
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IMF warns deeper financial turmoil would slam global growth
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday trimmed its 2023 global growth outlook slightly as higher interest rates cool activity but warned that a severe[...]
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