Global economic growth will turn "sharply negative" this year due to the pandemic, the IMF warns.

President Rouhani warns IMF against “discrimination”, amid reports of US opposition to request.

The COVID-19 epidemic has spread worldwide and affected every corner of the global economy. It is causing lost revenues, breaking supply chains, and slashing billions of dollars from the global GDP.

The move comes after world governments and central banks have taken action to ease the outbreak's impact.

Vietnam is among the top 20 contributors to global economic growth, according to a Bloomberg analysis of International Monetary Fund (IMF) data.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will continue to work with and assist Vietnam in policy consultancy and capacity improvement, the IMF’s newly-accredited Resident Representative in Vietnam Francois Painchaud has said.

Vietnam’s population will be aging rapidly in the coming decades, so introducing deeper reforms in the pension system is now a priority, the IMF said in a recent report on the country’s economic outlook.

Vietnam hoped that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will continue cooperating closely with the country and provide it with more assistance, training and policy consultancy, a senior Party official has said.

The Vietnamese Government hopes to receive consultancy from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to better its security market, price regulation and macro-economic policies, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has said.

 One of the most comprehensive studies of the state of banking and markets since the financial crisis warns that "dangerous undercurrents" are a rising threat to the world economy.

Fitch Ratings has advised Vietnam to gradually tighten monetary policies to stabilize the macro economy and have an opportunity for investment level upgrading.

 The Trump administration's trade policies are likely to hurt the US economy and undermine the world's trade system, the IMF has warned.

The Vietnamese Government appreciates consultations of the WB and IMF on the management of the macro-economic policy in Vietnam, helping the country maintain macro-economic stability and low inflation rate.

 The International Monetary Fund says that high global debt is a concern. In a new report, the IMF says governments should use the current strong economic growth to strengthen their finances.

 The Trump administration had a simple but stark message for world financial leaders who gathered in Washington on Thursday amid worries about rising U.S. protectionism: fair trade means tit-for-tat tariffs.

 World finance leaders on Thursday decried a growing populist backlash against globalization and pledged to take steps to ensure trade and economic integration benefited more people currently left behind.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has expressed his hope to receive more macro-economy policy consultations from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the time ahead.

VietNamNet Bridge - The petrol price increase was the major cause behind the higher consumer price index (CPI) in April, the highest increase in the last five years in the same period.  

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 26 met with Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Angel Gurria, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde,

With the International Monetary Fund including China's yuan in its elite reserve currency basket, impacts from the step on Viet Nam's economy will depend on its preparation, according to experts.