IMF chief hails 'constructive' Spring Meetings held under tariff uncertainty

IMF chief hails 'constructive' Spring Meetings held under tariff uncertainty

The head of the International Monetary Fund said Friday that financial leaders meeting in Washington this week had shown a "remarkably constructive spirit," despite the uncertainty from Donald Trump's tariff plans.

The humiliating agreement with the IMF, far from giving peace of mind to the government, transmuted into a stone in the shoe for the President and his Minister of Economy, because the uncertainty of a foreign exchange run,...

IMFC statement - President of the ECB - Caribbean News Global

Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the fifty-first meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee – IMF Spring Meetings, 25 April 2025 By Christine Lagarde Introduction Since our meeting last October, the global economic order has changed. While the international community has benefited from an increase in trade and a reduction in barriers over many decades, the escalation of trade tensions and the imposition of tariffs h…

UAE: Committed to supporting regional and international efforts to enhance economic governance - Seven News The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of the UAE, concluded its participation in the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, held in Washington, D.C., from April 21 to 26. The meetings discussed key global challenges in the areas of growth, inflation, financial sustainabil…

The spring meetings officially end this Saturday and have shown a slowdown in the forecasts of economic growth.

While the main player in world trade - the USA - alternates its positions and does not make clear its real strategy with the war on tariffs, the world awaits and evaluates what is to come and how to act