IMF 'ready to assist Greece if requested': Lagarde

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2015, 00:04

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Monday that the global crisis lender would assist Greece if asked, a day after Greek voters rejected a prior bailout plan.

IMF's Lagarde says Greece must reform before debt relief

Last Updated: Thursday, July 2, 2015, 10:32

The head of the international lender on Wednesday suggested Greece should move to reform its economy before its European creditors give it a break on its debt.

IMF 'ready to provide assistance' in Greek crisis: Christine Lagarde

Last Updated: Monday, June 29, 2015, 02:29

The International Monetary Fund is carefully monitoring the unfolding financial crisis in Greece and neighbouring countries, and is ready to provide assistance "as needed," Managing Director Christine Lagarde said Sunday.

IMF `will continue to work` on stability for Greece: Lagarde

Last Updated: Saturday, June 27, 2015, 17:55

"The purpose of what we`re doing is to actually restore stability of the economy in Greece, this is what we`ll continue to do. We`ll continue to work," Lagarde told reporters before joining a meeting of eurozone finance ministers.

IMF boss Lagarde says ready to 'consider' 2nd term

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 24, 2015, 22:37

Christine Lagarde has said she is ready to consider a second term as head of the International Monetary Fund in an interview with a French magazine to be published Thursday.

IMF`s Lagarde says `no period of grace` for Greek debt payment

Last Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 17:52

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde warned cash-strapped Greece Thursday it will get no extra time to make a huge debt payment due at the end of the month.

Lagarde 'confident' Greece will make IMF payment Friday

Last Updated: Thursday, June 4, 2015, 21:06

IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Thursday she was "confident" that Greece will make a key debt payment on Friday, as the country mulls a new proposal from official creditors.

Greece's exit from eurozone 'a possibility': IMF Christine Lagarde

Last Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2015, 22:45

Greece`s exit from the eurozone is a possibility but would not signify an end to the single currency, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said in a newspaper interview Thursday.

Brazil unveils cuts as IMF urges fiscal discipline

Last Updated: Saturday, May 23, 2015, 04:02

The IMF urged Brazil to get its fiscal house in order to emerge from five years of low growth as South America`s largest economy Friday unveiled a package of budget cuts in a move to kickstart a recovery.

IMF chief economist Blanchard leaves to join US think tank

Last Updated: Thursday, May 14, 2015, 22:53

International Monetary Fund chief economist Olivier Blanchard is retiring from the Fund and joining the Peterson Institute for International Economics as a senior fellow, the IMF said Thursday.

Two billion people do not have bank accounts: IMF chief

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 22:57

Nearly two billion people globally do not have bank accounts including those in the US, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Wednesday, ruing that financial systems around the world despite being sizable exclude many individuals from financial services.

Emerging nations can learn from pitfalls of advanced economies: IMF

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 22:54

Observing that emerging economies can learn a lot from the pitfalls of advanced economies, IMF chief Wednesday said analysis on emerging markets shows that regulatory reforms can actually increase the benefits from financial development, while reducing the risks.