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Erdogan’s mirror and the mistakes of the West

We are all trying to guess what foreign policy Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will follow after his re-election, toward the West and of course toward Greece. In order to answer this question we need to know if and how much Erdogan depends on the US and Europe in order to face the huge economic crisis his country is facing.

Kristalina Georgieva: There is no significant slowdown in Lending

"The International Monetary Fund has yet to record enough banks cutting back on lending, and that could prompt the US Federal Reserve to reverse course with the rate hike cycle". This was stated by the managing director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, in an interview with CNBC, quoted by Reuters.

Meloni urges ‘pragmatic’ IMF approach to Tunisia bailout

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said the International Monetary Fund should take a "pragmatic" approach to a bailout for Tunisia, in comments to other G7 leadersin Japan.

The North African country reached a deal in principle with the IMF in October for nearly $2 billion to shore up its troubled economy, but discussions have since stalled.

Out of bailout spotlight, Greeks feeling recovery pains at election

For the first time in more than a decade, Greeks will go to the polls Sunday to elect a leader no longer confined to steering the country's economy from a back seat.

Conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is seeking a second term after a draconian regime of spending controls ordered by international bailout lenders ended last summer.

IMF urges European central banks to kill inflation ‘beast’ with rate hikes

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on April 28 urged European central banks to "kill the beast" of inflation by pursuing interest rate hikes.

"You need to go and kill that beast" the IMF's European department director Alfred Kammer told reporters in Stockholm.

Hedging against risks?

American business magnate Warren Buffett predicts new bankruptcies of American banks. Economists at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) speak of superficial stability with turmoil already manifesting below the surface.

NBS: Serbia seen as good investment destination

BELGRADE - A relative stability of the dinar's exchange rate against the euro even in times of the strongest external shocks, a track record of sound economic policies, a commitment to structural reforms, a continuously improved business environment, an uninterrupted investment cycle, high capital investment and a diversified export base that contributes to export sustainability even amid lower

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