LONDON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund's executive board has backed a key change to give it more freedom to support countries in crisis even if debt renegotiations with big creditor ...

The IMF’s mission is to promote macroeconomic and financial stability among its 191 member countries. It does so by providing short-term lending to countries in economic crises, by assessing economic ...

Advance America, which offers short-term loans that can reach up to 260% interest and fees per year, operates eight storefronts in Rhode Island, including one in Pawtucket off North Main Street, ...

Government-backed small business loans may become harder to get, starting Wednesday. The U.S. Small Business Administration is reviving lending standards that were dropped by the Biden-era SBA. “The ...

The RBI’s decision to keep the repo rate at 5.50% means existing home loan EMIs stay unchanged. For new borrowers, this is a good time to lock in a rate ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation We uncover a new channel—the zombie lending channel—in the transmission of monetary policy to nonfinancial corporates. This ...

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Outstanding bank lending in Brazil continued to lose momentum in August, central bank data showed on Monday, as high interest rates helped cool activity in Latin America's largest ...

Analysts expected higher new yuan loans in November China's economic growth target faces challenges from expected U.S. tariffs China's leaders pledged steps to counter impact of potential tariffs ...