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Saturday, October 11, 2025
TopicInternational Monetary Fund

Topic: International Monetary Fund

IMF revises India’s growth rate to -4.5%, says projected contraction ‘a historic low’

The IMF's record reveals that this is the lowest for India since 1961. However, it said that India's economy is expected to bounce back in 2021 with 6% growth.

Off The Cuff with Gita Gopinath

Gita Gopinath, International Monetary Fund's chief economist, was the guest at ThePrint's digital ‘Off the Cuff’. Gopinath, who pursued her initial studies in India,...

Has IMF’s Gita Gopinath made India a convenient scapegoat by blaming it for global slowdown?

The IMF has pegged India’s economic growth forecast to 4.8 per cent for 2019-2020, much less than its October 2019 projection of 6.1 per cent.

Risk of ‘sharp, sudden’ financial tightening has risen, IMF says

Policy makers urgently need to take action to tackle financial vulnerabilities that could exacerbate the next economic downturn, IMF says.

Balakot, economic crisis, IMF deal batter Pakistan rupee as it falls 16% to 160/$ since Feb

Pakistan rupee depreciated by 50% in Dec 2017-July 2019. With forex reserves left for one-and-a-half months of imports, Pakistan faces balance of payments crisis.

Pakistan stock market, currency reel after it seals 13th IMF bailout since 1980s

The Pakistan central bank is due to meet Monday to decide on monetary policy, with economists expecting a seventh straight hike in interest rates.

More Indians than Chinese believe their lives will be better in 5 years: Report

According to a survey, the optimism is even higher among India’s ‘informed’ public, 88% of whom believe they’ll be better off in 5 years’ time.

When Gita Gopinath batted for a GST with few slabs & talked of hope in an ‘unliberal’ world

As Gita Gopinath is appointed the IMF chief economist, we revisit an interview with Shekhar Gupta on Walk The Talk.

Read IMF reports to find out how well economy has done under Modi govt: Arun Jaitley

Last 4 years have seen series of reforms, systems have been cleaned up, decisiveness has led to easier decision making and has made the economy stand out.

That China loan looks easy for Pakistan but there might be a big price to pay

From Beijing’s perspective, there’s little downside to rolling over a few bad debts. But for Pakistan, the stakes are much higher.

On Camera

In Great Game for Kabul, India plays a patient hand. Multi-alignment to compartmentalisation

Pakistan’s reported air strikes on Kabul last night, coinciding with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, seem intended to send...

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.