Rodrigo Rato bowed out as managing director of the IMF with plaudits from world financial leaders in public but sharp criticism of his role and the Fund's relevance from the same people in private
South-east European countries must take action over rapid credit growth, high external deficits and dependence on foreign currency loans to reduce risks, the IMF warns
If the World Bank's annual rankings on ease of doing business are to be believed, more African governments than not are still hampering investment. Mo Ibrahim, the Sudanese telecommunications billionaire, will be devoting part of his fortune to an attempt to turn the tables
The failure of the IMF to agree reform increased the risk of a "huge" global economic "crisis" brought about by the disorderly unwinding of global economic imbalances, said David Dodge, governor of the Bank of Canada
Hank Paulson, the US treasury secretary, hit back against critics of the plan to create a $75bn-plus investment fund to buy the assets of troubled investment vehicles, suggesting it is based on a misunderstanding of how the new "superfund" would work
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the world's top economic powers raised the pressure on China to allow its currency to appreciate, with its most strongly worded statement yet
Agriculture will become a priority of World Bank research and lending after report concludes that improving growth in rural areas was best way of reducing poverty
Seoul and Brussels struck downbeat notes as they concluded their fourth round of negotiations on forging a bilateral trade agreement, with wide differences of opinions remaining on autos in particular.
The global financial turmoil of recent months highlights the interdependence of economies across the world Rodrigo Rato, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said
