International Monetary Fund

IMF Director: 10 Central Banks ‘Crossing the Finish Line’ on CBDC
IMF Director: 10 Central Banks ‘Crossing the Finish Line’ on CBDC
June 19, 2023  |  CBDC

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is working on a worldwide central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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IMF Director Says Fed ‘Will Have to Stay the Course’
IMF Director Says Fed ‘Will Have to Stay the Course’
June 05, 2023  |  Economy

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) director said the Federal Reserve may need to do more to slow lending. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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IMF Lowers Forecast for Global Economic Growth After Banking Crises
IMF Lowers Forecast for Global Economic Growth After Banking Crises
April 11, 2023  |  Economy

Lingering effects of the pandemic and new pressures from banking crises are impacting economic growth. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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International CBDC Aims to Unify Fragmented Digital Currency Landscape
International CBDC Aims to Unify Fragmented Digital Currency Landscape
April 11, 2023  |  Payment Methods

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Today in Crypto: Coinbase Touts ML Site Security; Voyager Creditors Against Granting Firm Execs Immunity
Today in Crypto: Coinbase Touts ML Site Security; Voyager Creditors Against Granting Firm Execs Immunity
October 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase has touted its machine learning team’s ability to develop modeling techniques to find bad actors, keeping users’ accounts safe, a company blog said. Get...

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IMF Warns Global Growth Weighed Down by Economic Trifecta 
IMF Warns Global Growth Weighed Down by Economic Trifecta 
October 11, 2022  |  Economy

An economic trifecta of runaway inflation, Russia’s war on Ukraine and pandemic after-effects lingering from China are leading to gloomy projections of slow global growth...

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Fitch Says Bond Buy Won’t Lower El Salvador’s Default Risk
Fitch Says Bond Buy Won’t Lower El Salvador’s Default Risk
September 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

El Salvador has repurchased more than $500 million of its bonds at a huge discount, but that may not lessen its risk of a default...

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CBDC Weekly: Digital Dollar Project Starts Sandbox; IMF Pushes for Cross-Border Platform; India Plans Live Pilot
CBDC Weekly: Digital Dollar Project Starts Sandbox; IMF Pushes for Cross-Border Platform; India Plans Live...
September 06, 2022  |  CBDC

The U.S. Digital Dollar Project (DDP) has announced plans to create a technical sandbox where members and financial services providers can experiment with a U.S....

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IMF Staffers Favor Platform for X-Border Payments, Crypto Regulation
IMF Staffers Favor Platform for X-Border Payments, Crypto Regulation
September 01, 2022  |  International

International Monetary Fund (IMF) staffers are reportedly advocating for a global platform for cross-border payments and for regulations of cryptocurrencies. Get the Full Story Complete...

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