International Monetary Fund

IMF’s Silence Signals El Salvador Needs to Abandon Bitcoin to Secure $1.3B Loan
IMF’s Silence Signals El Salvador Needs to Abandon Bitcoin to Secure $1.3B Loan
January 28, 2022  |  Bitcoin

El Salvador is still asking the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $1.3 billion loan, and the IMF is still asking El Salvador to drop...

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IMF Warns of ‘Substantial Risks’ in Making Crypto National Currency
IMF Warns of ‘Substantial Risks’ in Making Crypto National Currency
August 30, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says decisions like El Salvador’s choice to make bitcoin a legal tender as of Sept. 7 and the adoption of...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Flipkart Eyes Possible Traditional US IPO; IMF Bolsters 2021 Growth Forecast
Today In Payments Around The World: Flipkart Eyes Possible Traditional US IPO; IMF Bolsters 2021...
April 07, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Walmart’s Flipkart is working toward going public, while the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has brightened its global...

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IMF Boosts 2021 Global Growth Forecast To 6 Percent
IMF Boosts 2021 Global Growth Forecast To 6 Percent
April 06, 2021  |  Economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday (April 6) raised its forecast for global growth in 2021 to 6 percent, an increase of 0.5 percentage...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Glovo Lands $530 Million; Treasury Helps IMF With $650 Million In Currency Aid
Today In Payments Around The World: Glovo Lands $530 Million; Treasury Helps IMF With $650...
April 01, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Glovo raised $530 million in a funding round, while the Department of the Treasury is working with...

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Treasury Assisting IMF With $650 Billion For Countries Crippled By COVID-19
Treasury Assisting IMF With $650 Billion For Countries Crippled By COVID-19
April 01, 2021  |  International

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is working with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to allocate as much as $650 billion in currency aid to...

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Today In Payments Around The World: UK To Make Firms Pay Small Businesses In 30 Days; Singapore’s Grab Considers US IPO
Today In Payments Around The World: UK To Make Firms Pay Small Businesses In 30...
January 19, 2021  |  News

In today’s top payments news around the world, the United Kingdom is looking to crack down on firms that take too long to pay suppliers,...

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IMF Head Calls For Resources To Help Indebted Countries
IMF Head Calls For Resources To Help Indebted Countries
January 18, 2021  |  International

Pointing to shaky economies worldwide and an increasing divide between poor and rich countries, Kristalina Georgieva, head of the Washington, D.C.-based International Monetary Fund (IMF),...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: ECB President Warns Of Stablecoin Risks; Velo Labs Collaborates With Lightnet, Visa
Today In Digital-First Banking: ECB President Warns Of Stablecoin Risks; Velo Labs Collaborates With Lightnet,...
December 01, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde cautioned that stablecoins could be a risk to monetary sovereignty, while...

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