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Ukraine to Allocate $44.1 Billion in G7 Funds, Including $10.1 Billion War Contingency Buffer
Ukraine will divide $44.1 billion in G7 funding from frozen Russian assets into three parts: current budget, future deficit pre-financing, and a $10.1 billion buffer for a worst-case war scenario lasting until mid-2026, as detailed in an updated IMF program.
Ukraine to Allocate $44.1 Billion in G7 Funds, Including $10.1 Billion War Contingency Buffer
Ukraine will divide $44.1 billion in G7 funding from frozen Russian assets into three parts: current budget, future deficit pre-financing, and a $10.1 billion buffer for a worst-case war scenario lasting until mid-2026, as detailed in an updated IMF program.
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32% Bias Score
Argentina Seeks \$20 Billion IMF Loan to Stabilize Peso
Argentina requested a \$20 billion, four-year loan from the IMF to address currency pressure and recapitalize the central bank, following discussions initiated in November and parliamentary approval in March. The loan is intended to prevent national bankruptcy.
Argentina Seeks \$20 Billion IMF Loan to Stabilize Peso
Argentina requested a \$20 billion, four-year loan from the IMF to address currency pressure and recapitalize the central bank, following discussions initiated in November and parliamentary approval in March. The loan is intended to prevent national bankruptcy.
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48% Bias Score
Milei's Self-Inflicted Political Wounds
Argentine President Javier Milei's administration suffered significant setbacks due to his controversial Davos speech, the collapse of his $Libra cryptocurrency project resulting in a $107 million loss, and subsequent handling of political and social protests.
Milei's Self-Inflicted Political Wounds
Argentine President Javier Milei's administration suffered significant setbacks due to his controversial Davos speech, the collapse of his $Libra cryptocurrency project resulting in a $107 million loss, and subsequent handling of political and social protests.
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56% Bias Score
Sri Lanka's Tourism Boom: A \$5 Billion Economic Lifeline
Sri Lanka's tourism sector exploded in the first two months of 2024, with 500,000 visitors, a sharp rise from its typical annual total of one million, injecting over \$5 billion into the economy to help overcome a recent crisis caused by corruption and mismanagement.
Sri Lanka's Tourism Boom: A \$5 Billion Economic Lifeline
Sri Lanka's tourism sector exploded in the first two months of 2024, with 500,000 visitors, a sharp rise from its typical annual total of one million, injecting over \$5 billion into the economy to help overcome a recent crisis caused by corruption and mismanagement.
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40% Bias Score
Ghana's Job Cuts Amidst IMF Bailout Spark Protests
Ghana's President John Mahama is reviewing thousands of public sector jobs after discovering over 81,000 suspected ghost workers on government payrolls, leading to dismissals and protests; this is part of an IMF bailout agreement.
Ghana's Job Cuts Amidst IMF Bailout Spark Protests
Ghana's President John Mahama is reviewing thousands of public sector jobs after discovering over 81,000 suspected ghost workers on government payrolls, leading to dismissals and protests; this is part of an IMF bailout agreement.
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40% Bias Score
Global Growth Forecast: IMF Predicts 3.3% for 2025-2026 Amidst Trade Tensions
The IMF forecasts 3.3% global growth for 2025-2026, with the US at 2.7% and the Eurozone at 1.0%, impacted by Trump's potential tariffs and geopolitical tensions; European stock markets show strong growth while US markets are more subdued; Nvidia's strong Q4 results highlight the importance of techn...
Global Growth Forecast: IMF Predicts 3.3% for 2025-2026 Amidst Trade Tensions
The IMF forecasts 3.3% global growth for 2025-2026, with the US at 2.7% and the Eurozone at 1.0%, impacted by Trump's potential tariffs and geopolitical tensions; European stock markets show strong growth while US markets are more subdued; Nvidia's strong Q4 results highlight the importance of techn...
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44% Bias Score
Sri Lanka's Economic Recovery After 2022 Revolution
Sri Lanka's 2022 political revolution led to the ouster of the Rajapaksa regime, but through a short-term interim government, IMF support, and debt restructuring, the country achieved 5% economic growth in 2024, recovering almost half of its output lost since 2018.
Sri Lanka's Economic Recovery After 2022 Revolution
Sri Lanka's 2022 political revolution led to the ouster of the Rajapaksa regime, but through a short-term interim government, IMF support, and debt restructuring, the country achieved 5% economic growth in 2024, recovering almost half of its output lost since 2018.
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48% Bias Score
IMF Warns of Risks in Resurgent Industrial Policies
A new IMF report warns that while industrial policies can boost innovation and growth, they also carry significant risks if not implemented carefully, potentially leading to unforeseen consequences and high fiscal costs; the report highlights the need for structural reforms and careful policy design...
IMF Warns of Risks in Resurgent Industrial Policies
A new IMF report warns that while industrial policies can boost innovation and growth, they also carry significant risks if not implemented carefully, potentially leading to unforeseen consequences and high fiscal costs; the report highlights the need for structural reforms and careful policy design...
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40% Bias Score
Argentina's IMF Bailout Uncertainty Fuels Market Anxiety
Argentina's Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced that the IMF bailout amount is still undefined, contradicting his prior statement; this fueled market anxiety, causing the country risk rating to surge to its highest since November 2022 and increasing financial dollar exchange rates.
Argentina's IMF Bailout Uncertainty Fuels Market Anxiety
Argentina's Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced that the IMF bailout amount is still undefined, contradicting his prior statement; this fueled market anxiety, causing the country risk rating to surge to its highest since November 2022 and increasing financial dollar exchange rates.
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48% Bias Score
Argentina's Inflation Slows to 2.4% in February
Argentina's inflation rate reached 2.4% in February 2025, accumulating to 66.9% year-on-year, driven by food and utility prices; the government, however, claims this as part of a disinflation process started in 2024.
Argentina's Inflation Slows to 2.4% in February
Argentina's inflation rate reached 2.4% in February 2025, accumulating to 66.9% year-on-year, driven by food and utility prices; the government, however, claims this as part of a disinflation process started in 2024.
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44% Bias Score
Ghana's Mahama Faces Tensions Amid Job Cuts and IMF Loan
Ghana's President John Mahama is reviewing thousands of government appointments after discovering over 81,000 suspected ghost workers, impacting thousands of employees and creating economic and political tensions amid a $3 billion IMF loan.
Ghana's Mahama Faces Tensions Amid Job Cuts and IMF Loan
Ghana's President John Mahama is reviewing thousands of government appointments after discovering over 81,000 suspected ghost workers, impacting thousands of employees and creating economic and political tensions amid a $3 billion IMF loan.
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40% Bias Score
IMF Demands El Salvador Halt Bitcoin Accumulation
The IMF mandates El Salvador to end all Bitcoin accumulation, liquidate its Bitcoin trust fund, and cease issuing Bitcoin-related debt by December 2025, as a condition for a $1.4 billion loan, impacting President Bukele's Bitcoin City project and potentially unlocking further funds from multilateral...
IMF Demands El Salvador Halt Bitcoin Accumulation
The IMF mandates El Salvador to end all Bitcoin accumulation, liquidate its Bitcoin trust fund, and cease issuing Bitcoin-related debt by December 2025, as a condition for a $1.4 billion loan, impacting President Bukele's Bitcoin City project and potentially unlocking further funds from multilateral...
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36% Bias Score
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