KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its forecast for Malaysia’s real gross domestic product growth to 4.5 per cent in 2025 and 4 per cent in 2026.

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 4 — Malaysia’s strong growth momentum is expected to continue in the near term, with the economy projected to expand by 4.7 per cent this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said.

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the global economy to grow by 3.3 per cent both in 2025 and 2026, lagging behind the 2000-2019 average of 3.7 per cent, according to the latest World Economic Outlook report published on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended Malaysia’s economic reforms, notably the introduction of the Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) 2023 and the successful implementation of electricity and diesel subsidy reforms.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — Malaysia has called upon the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Trade Organisation (WTO) to reform the global financial architecture to support free trade without discrimination against smaller nations, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

CEBU, Nov 19 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned today that “tit-for-tat” tariffs could undermine Asia’s economic prospects, raise costs and disrupt supply chains even as it expects the region to remain a key engine of growth for the global economy.

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 — The heads of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday said they would work with incoming United States president, Republican Donald Trump, underscoring the importance of private sector funding for developing countries hit by climate change.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — Growth for countries in Asean is forecast to be at a robust 4.6 per cent this year and 4.7 per cent in 2025, largely supported by strong domestic demand and exports, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday.

WASHINGTON, Oct 23 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday maintained its global growth forecast for2024 at 3.2 per cent, consistent with its projection in July, according to its newly released World Economic Outlook (WEO), reported Xinhua.

COLOMBO, Sept 18 — Just over two years since Sri Lanka's 'Aragalaya' uprising that deposed the nation's president, the movement that sparked the mass struggle is rallying behind Anura Kumara Dissanayake to lead the fight against corruption and revive a broken economy.

AMMAN, Sept 18 — Jordan's King Abdullah II swore in a reformist government today tasked with accelerating International Monetary Fund (IMF)-backed reforms and pushing through political and economic modernisation crucial to reversing a decade of sluggish growth.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves amounted to US$113.6 billion as of May 31.

SINGAPORE, April 30 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has improved its Asia and Pacific region growth forecast to 4.5 per cent this year, up 0.3 points from the previous projection in October, partially due to carryover from stronger 2023 outturns and policy support.

WASHINGTON, April 18 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged Asian central banks to focus on domestic inflation and avoid tying their policy decisions too closely to anticipated moves by the US Federal Reserve (Fed).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised the outlook for Malaysia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) by a notch to 4.4 per cent this year from its earlier prediction of 4.3 per cent.

ISTANBUL, April 16 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its global economic growth forecast for 2024 upwards to 3.2 per cent, 0.1 percentage point higher than an earlier estimate from January.

WASHINGTON, Feb 3 — International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva said that although the IMF raised the global growth forecast, there is still a need "to be mindful of risks," reported Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — The ringgit is expected to trade range-bound with a slight appreciation against the US dollar next week, said an analyst.

MARRAKECH, Oct 10 — The World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) annual meetings opened on Monday (October 9) in the southern Moroccan city of Marrakech, reported Xinhua, quoting a report of Morocco's national agency MAP.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — Developing a medium-term revenue strategy remains an urgent priority for Malaysia as the country’s tax revenues are the lowest among the Asean-5 and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) peers and have been declining, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF).