IMF
Americanabbreviation
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The IMF warned that eurozone deficits would likely be higher if the Middle East conflict and energy supply disruption are prolonged.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Participants at this year’s IMF and World Bank spring meetings predicted that economic and financial turbulence would persist for weeks, if not months.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Kristalina Georgieva, IMF managing director told me, the world faced a "slower moving shock" while the World Bank's president Ajay Banga told me about the impact on economically poorer countries.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
The IMF weighed in this week with its previously scheduled semi-annual World Economic Outlook.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 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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