All posts tagged "IMF"

  • International Monetary Fund Mission Chief to Korea Brian Aitken speaks at a press conference in Seoul on Feb. 13, 2015, wrapping up the mission's 11-day visit to the country. (Yonhap)
    IMF urges S. Korea to act against downside risks

    By Lee Minji and Kim You Jin SEOUL (Yonhap) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged South Korea to act against what it describes as a “self-reinforcing downside dynamic,” since Asia’s fourth-largest economy has room for...

    • Posted February 13, 2015
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  • Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank, answers questions at a press conference at Grand Hyatt Hotel, Tuesday. / Yonhap
    World Bank chief calls for Korean investment into emerging markets

    By Yi Whan-woo North Korea needs to join the World Bank (WB) to get economic support, said the head of the U.S.-based lending institution, Tuesday. “Right now, North Korea is not a member of the bank,” said...

    • Posted December 3, 2013
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