IMF

Fitch has cut's Spain's credit rating by three notches to BBB as estimates for the size of the bailout it needs balloon.

Furious Greek citizens have attacked Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), after she accused some of "trying to escape tax."

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), headed by Christine Lagarde, has urged the UK to consider introducing more quantitative easing and cut interest rates.

Franklin Templeton Investments' Michael Hasenstab has boosted exposure to Hungary in the $60bn Templeton Global Bond fund, meaning the overall company is likely to hold more than 10% of the country's government debt.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised an additional $320bn (£199bn) in a bid to boost its firepower to deal with the eurozone debt crisis.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the world faces a credit crunch similar to that of 2008/09 as the euro crisis forces banks to cut their balance sheets.

The International Monetary Fund has revised up its forecast for UK GDP growth in 2012 from 0.6% to 0.8%, amid the return of "some optimism" to the global economy.

Japan has agreed to loan the International Monetary Fund (IMF) $60bn after repeated calls from the organisation for additional funds to help it tackle the eurozone crisis.

ROMANIA & MONGOLIA

PIMCO's chief executive Mohamed El-Erian described Chancellor Merkel's decision to insist on fiscal reform as a ‘burden' to an already challenged political construct that is trying to restore order.