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Penny pinching and power cuts; Lebanon’s middle class squeezed by crisis
By Edmund Blair and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese school teacher Sara Wissam and her husband were comfortably off...
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IMF says Chad debt plan needed by end-March as conditions worsen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that public and private creditors need to finalize a debt...
Read moreTanzania’s parliament speaker resigns after debt fight with president
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tanzania's parliament speaker resigned on Thursday after publicly questioning the government's external borrowing in an economy buffeted...
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Impoverished Ethiopia seeks extra $2.5 billion to rebuild from war
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia wants to pass a supplementary budget worth 122 billion birr ($2.5 billion) to help finance...
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Congo an economic ‘bright spot’ in Africa, says IMF chief
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo is a rare "bright spot" in Africa's economic performance as high commodity prices...
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IMF warns Bosnian Serb separatists against dismantling tax regime
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday warned Bosnia's autonomous Serb Republic against dismantling the state tax...
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Global finance system partly to blame for inequality – World Bank’s Malpass
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President David Malpass on Monday said fiscal and monetary policies were operating...
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Pakistan receives $3 billion loan from Saudi Arabia
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan on Saturday received a $3 billion loan from Saudi Arabia, the...
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Honduras’ Castro to seek new debt deal with IMF, opposes tax hikes
By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran opposition presidential candidate Xiomara Castro will seek to negotiate a new debt deal...
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Lebanese president baulks at March polls amid economic meltdown
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Friday he would not sign any authorisation for legislative elections to...
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Tunisian president says he’s drafting timetable for political reforms
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Thursday he was working non-stop on a timetable for reforms to...
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‘Drained of power’: Argentina’s Peronists face identity crisis after midterm rout
(Refiles to correct typographical error in headline tag) By Eliana Raszewski and Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina's Peronist ruling...
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Tunisia’s govt says it will implement all deals reached with union
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian employment minister Nassreddine Nsibi said on Monday that the government is committed to implementing any deals...
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Argentina’s hinterland, where cows outnumber people, could tip balance in Congress
By Nicolás Misculin SANTA ROSA, Argentina (Reuters) - Argentina's central province of La Pampa, a vast area of grasslands home...
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World Bank aims to replace canceled ‘Doing Business’ report in two years
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The World Bank plans to unveil in about two years a replacement for its flagship...
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Argentina’s Peronists face painful defeat in midterms, polls show
By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's Peronists are likely to suffer a major blow in midterm legislative elections,...
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IMF says it is engaging with Ethiopia but not holding talks on loan program
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it was continuing to engage on a...
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G20 leaders have reached deal on climate language in final communique – source
ROME (Reuters) - The leaders of the Group of 20 major economies have reached an agreement on the wording of...
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World Bank’s Malpass says G20 must speed up work on debt of poor countries
By Andrea Shalal ROME (Reuters) - World Bank President David Malpass on Saturday called on leaders of the Group of...
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Former IMF official says Argentina will not pay the Fund
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) -A former official at the International Monetary Fund said Argentina is "not going to...
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