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Economy has 'right balance of cuts and taxes' - IMF
International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde has praised the coalition's management of the British economy as providing the right balance of spending cuts and taxes to deliver growth. Ms Lagarde said the strategy pursued by the
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Rein in risky mortgages, urges IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today called for the UK to take swift action to rein in risky mortgages as it warned soaring house prices posed a risk to the economic recovery. It called for "targeted and timely" measures to
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Growth forecast upgrade hailed
Chancellor George Osborne has claimed vindication for his economic strategy after the International Monetary Fund sharply upgraded its forecast for growth in the UK. In its latest World Economic Outlook, the world financial watchdog said there
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IMF hikes UK growth outlook to 0.9%
Britain's economic recovery efforts have been boosted after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) hiked its 2013 growth forecast. The IMF is now predicting growth of 0.9% this year, up by 0.3% since its last report in April when it downgraded
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IMF admits Greek bailout failures
The International Monetary Fund has admitted it made "notable failures" in the Greek bailout, underestimating how much the austerity measures it pushed would hit the country's already faltering economy. The IMF made the unusually
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IMF gives backing to embattled boss
The IMF is reiterating its confidence in managing director Christine Lagarde's leadership after a French court stopped just short of charging her in an investigation of a pay-off to a businessman. Ms Lagarde was questioned at length for two
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UK 'falling behind economic rivals'
The UK is "falling behind" in the global economic race, Labour claimed as a study showed the economy was set to grow slower than 23 international competitors. Analysis of International Monetary Fund (IMF) figures by the TUC suggested
