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Pakistan defence minister thinks it won’t need IMF loans soon. Is this just a fantasy?
08 Jan 2026 20:33 GMT
… about not needing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the near future … last month.
Pakistani economy remains weak
While
Pakistan … According to the World Bank’s report, poverty rose … AD
Total general government debt, including IMF loans, is projected to …
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EFF PRESIDENT KASONDE MWENDA RAISES RED FLAG OVER AN ALLEGED SECRETLY CONTRACTED IMF LOAN
08 Jan 2026 19:21 GMT
… ALLEGED SECRETLY CONTRACTED IMF LOAN
8 January, 2026.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (C … secretly return to the International Monetary Fund for yet another loan programme, a move … into *another five-year IMF programme*, meaning:
• *More debt starting this year …
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Senegal PM says country's debt is 'sustainable', no restructu
08 Jan 2026 21:47 GMT
… nation faces a worrisome economic situation, with a budget …
As a result, the International Monetary Fund suspended a $1.8 billion … Sonko has previously argued that debt restructuring, which has been … Senegal to alter its loan terms through various means, …
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IMF’s Abebe Aemro Selassie to Retire in May
08 Jan 2026 23:34 GMT
… to part ways with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the coming May, retiring … London School of Economics. He served as chief economist under the Office … 2016 by former IMF chief and current European Central Bank President, Christine …
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UK keeps billions in Venezuelan gold reserves frozen at Bank of England after Maduro arrest
08 Jan 2026 22:39 GMT
… 2016 as the country’s economic crisis deepened.
3 KEY … officially reported reserves to the International Monetary Fund in mid-2018.
… launched legal action against the Bank of England in 2020, … will remain frozen at Bank of England despite Nicolás …
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Public-private collaboration termed key to economic stabilisation
08 Jan 2026 22:36 GMT
… tighter fiscal discipline under an International Monetary Fund program, while engaging business groups … reflecting a collaborative approach to economic policy.”
The minister was speaking … difficult policy adjustments under the IMF loan.
He cited a sharp …
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IMF Africa director Selassie to retire after crisis-era tenure
08 Jan 2026 20:35 GMT
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that its … tenure defined by overlapping economic shocks across sub-Saharan … a time when the economy was grappling with dwindling … time Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation Joseph …
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Zambia withdraws request for IMF loan extension
08 Jan 2026 16:24 GMT
… Facility (ECF) with the International Monetary Fund, the IMF said on Wednesday. No reason … after defaulting on its international debt two years earlier.
A one … addition $145 million and kept IMF monitoring in place.
Instead the …
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Government to Conclude IMF Facility
08 Jan 2026 19:55 GMT
… to conclude Zambia’s current International Monetary Fund –IMF-supported programme and promptly … .
According to the IMF, Zambia’s economy is projected to grow … have strengthened economic stability, improved resilience to shocks, supported debt restructuring …
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EFF president raises alarm over alleged secretly contracted IMF programme
08 Jan 2026 19:31 GMT
… returning Zambia to the International Monetary Fund for a new loan programme, warning that … into deeper debt, harsher austerity, and a loss of economic sovereignty.
In … resolved to replace the current IMF Extended Credit Facility with what …