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Articles, news and videos about IMF. IMF News The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. Its primary purpose is to ensure the stability of the international monetary system and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries in need. The IMF was created in 1945 and has since become one of the most influential international organizations in the world. It works to promote global economic growth, reduce poverty, and promote financial stability by providing loans and advice to its member countries.
The IMF has updated its Global Debt Database, and Vitor Gaspar, Carlos Eduardo Goncalves, and Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro point out a few of big-picture changes in a short article "Global Debt Remains Above 235% of World GDP" (IMF Blog, September 17, 2025). Here's an overall view of global debt since 1950, measured as a share of global
Yao Zeng of IMF in this piece says finance has changed but risks haven't: More than 15 years after the global financial crisis, the banking and financial system looks safer. But it’s also evolving in ways that are reshaping who provides liquidity, how money moves, and risks to economic and financial stability. As a result,…
IMF F&D magazine profiles Prof Guido Imbens of Stanford Univ who was awarded Nobel prize in economics in 2021. There have been a couple of times in Guido Imbens’ life when he has been seriously underestimated. Once, as a diligent schoolboy in The Netherlands, young Guido was unceremoniously banished for weeks from his first economics class after clashing…
Jay Surti on IMF blog explains 5 megatrends on rise of non-bank finance: Governments have new lenders, enhancing liquidity and holding down rates: New nonbank buyers for bonds such as US Treasuries provide additional liquidity. This helps markets operate efficiently, which can help hold down the interest on national debt that taxpayers ultimately pay. In…