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IMF

American  
Or I.M.F.

IMF British  

abbreviation

  1. International Monetary Fund

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An IMF delegation is currently in Sri Lanka to review its four-year $2.9 billion bailout loan before releasing a $700 million instalment.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

"Parts of the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America face the added strain of higher food and fertilizer prices and tighter financial conditions," the IMF said in a post on its website.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

In Africa, South Asia and the Middle East, the IMF warned that a number of countries were already struggling with meager foreign reserves and "limited market access," making them vulnerable to "dangerous" debt shocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

As such it has a veto over changes to fund governing articles and approval of IMF emergency borrowing from members.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The IMF no longer has any trace of her in their records, but their secure channels worked well from the start, and that was thanks to her.

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