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IMF

American  
Or I.M.F.

IMF British  

abbreviation

  1. International Monetary Fund

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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