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IMF

American  
Or I.M.F.

IMF British  

abbreviation

  1. International Monetary Fund

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ghana turned to the IMF amid spiralling debt, soaring inflation and a plunging currency, and subsequently secured a $3 billion programme in 2023.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

But given past underreporting, it will also require "decisive corrective measures to support the authorities' request for a waiver regarding the misreporting of data", the IMF said in a statement.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

As a result, the IMF suspended a $1.8-billion aid programme it had agreed upon in 2023, pending further information and commitments from new President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's government.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

The IMF attributes China’s excess saving to a range of structural factors, such as an inadequate safety net and a fiscal system that taxes households too heavily and thus depresses their consumption.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

When France needed to devalue its currency, for example, they told the IMF in advance.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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