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The IMF projects that by 2034, annual interest payments in the U.S. will hit $1.7 trillion and cumulative interest costs over the next decade will reach upward of $12.9 trillion.
IMF conditionality is a set of policies or conditions that the IMF requires in exchange for financial resources. [19] The IMF does require collateral from countries for loans but also requires the government seeking assistance to correct its macroeconomic imbalances in the form of policy reform. [38]
IMF conditions have forced recipients to cut healthcare spending, hampering their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [71] In 2021, Oxfam criticized the IMF for having double standards in warning rich countries against the destructive forces of austerity, while forcing it on low income countries during a pandemic, despite the IMF themselves ...
The IMF and World Bank (two Bretton Woods institutions) require borrowing countries to implement certain policies in order to obtain new loans (or to lower interest rates on existing ones). These policies are typically centered around increased privatization , liberalizing trade and foreign investment, and balancing government deficit. [ 2 ]
The IMF lifted its forecast for the euro area this year by a tenth of a percent to 0.9%, driven by stronger momentum in services in the first half of the year. Growth is projected to rise to 1.5% ...
The IMF also made upward revisions to its 2024 growth forecasts for India and China, which it now expects to expand by 7% and 5% respectively — up from forecasts of 6.8% and 4.6% in April.
The IFS is the IMF’s principal statistical publication, covering numerous topics of international and domestic finance. It includes, for most countries, data on exchange rates, balance of payments, international liquidity, money and banking, interest rates, prices, etc. [2] Most annual data begins in 1948, quarterly and monthly data dates back to 1957, and most balance of payments data ...
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