News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 2 months ago
In research released overnight, the world banking body says monetary policy was not the main cause of the global financial crisis, but that it did play a part. IMF senior economist, Alasdair Scott, says there were warning signs that policy makers...
News Source: Financial Times
| 2 months ago
As hopes strengthen that the global economy is recovering, the IMF pointed out that banking crises usually leave “long-lasting scars” on countries, knocking an average 10 per cent from output per capita. “The implications of our analysis are...
News Source: Channel NewsAsia
| 2 months ago
The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday the global financial crisis could impair economic growth for at least seven years, and suggested structural reforms could help limit the damage. "Typically, banking crises have a long-lasting impact on...
News Source: The Economist
| 2 months ago
Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, told a Washington think-tank this month that “the recession is very likely over at this point”, he was careful to add that the American economy would remain weak for some time yet. Analysis released on Tuesday...