The IMF is widely seen as a “lender of last resort”, only stepping in when countries face severe financial crises and cannot ...

Egypt is ranked 1st in Africa with the highest outstanding loan in Africa, with a total debt of 6.89 billion SDR.

Group of Seven finance ministers are expected on Friday to back a new allocation of the International Monetary Fund's own ...

From Argentina to Egypt, at least 86 countries collectively owe the International Monetary Fund more than $162bn.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Mr. Ruben Atoyan, held meetings in Accra from September 29 to October 10, 2025, to discuss progress on the authorities’ policy and reform ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to meet in the first week of December to consider ...

More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This paper provides an update on the status of the Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) trading market and operations. For more than three ...

The International Monetary Fund is working closely with the United States, the World Bank, and the Inter-American Development ...

China's top official at the International Monetary Fund said the United States was currently cautious about a new allocation of Special Drawing Rights, the IMF's own currency, but he hoped a consensus ...

WASHINGTON – The ONE Campaign, the global anti-poverty organisation co-founded by Bono, released the below statement following the news that the IMF Executive Board’s support for considering a new ...

In August 2021, the International Monetary Fund issued $209 billion to developing countries in the form of special drawing rights (the IMF’s reserve asset). SDRs are much like cash, because recipient ...

IMF, SDRs and more sabre rattling. The talk about the need for an alternative to the USD continues – or it doesn’t, depending on which Chinese official you speak to on the day ...