Government Spending & Fiscal Policy - The IMF suggests the UK could decrease inequality by reallocating government expenditure from welfare, wages, and overheads to investment [1] - Shifting government spending towards investment could strengthen the UK's public finances [1]

The IMF will begin talks with Senegal on a new program in mid-October, MD Kristalina Georgieva said following a board meeting on the country’s debt misreporting https://t.co/oliMPpz15z ...

The IMF says Zimbabwe must provide more clarity on the implications on its plan to phase out domestic use of the US dollar by 2030 https://t.co/SDeQ37jgD8 ...

Colombia’s central bank defied pressure to cut interest rates after a surprise jump in inflation and a warning from the IMF about the gaping fiscal deficit. https://t.co/nPWWZjDDgp ...

A new defensive agreement with Saudi Arabia could bring in much-needed cash for Pakistan, just months after it had to resort to an IMF bailout https://t.co/CvOX81omXp ...

The IMF and the Bank of England expect Britain’s annual growth rate to remain around 1.5% over the next three years—the same sluggish pace it has managed since 2008.Will the Labour Party’s ideas ever work? https://t.co/GQIXZTgCcG ...

Malawi’s president-elect said he will prioritize reviving the struggling economy after returning to power and that he will urgently seek a new financing program with the IMF https://t.co/WikkP1iRZY ...

South Korea should maintain its accommodative fiscal and monetary policy settings to support the economic recovery, the IMF says https://t.co/B7tOgFOBJh ...

And turning now to a story down south in Argentina where the economy there once again in big trouble. Historically speaking, when Argentina stumbles, the rest of Latin America has a tendency to feel it. Which brings us to this moment a few months ago.You probably remember this. Elon Musk with this chainsaw. Well, this chainsaw was a gift from Argentina's president Javier Mle.It was a symbol of his plan to cut government spending and cut through bureaucracy. Right. Uh but this chainsaw was very on brand's li ...

The IMF had envisaged an end to the war this year. Now, after failed peace talks, Ukraine must plan for more fighting—but it has few revenue sources left to squeeze https://t.co/anZH8nw9q1 ...