IMF /tags/imf IMF en-US WLRN Thu, 18 Jun 2020 13:46:00 GMT Latin America's Asking: Which Claver-Carone Wants To Run The Hemisphere's Bank? /news/2020-06-18/latin-americas-asking-which-claver-carone-wants-to-run-the-hemispheres-bank COMMENTARYTuesday night the Trump Administration made the surprising if not stunning announcement that, for the first time ever, the U.S. is nominating an… Thu, 18 Jun 2020 13:46:00 GMT /news/2020-06-18/latin-americas-asking-which-claver-carone-wants-to-run-the-hemispheres-bank Tim Padgett IMF Warns Of Steepest Recession Since The Great Depression /2020-04-14/imf-warns-of-steepest-recession-since-the-great-depression The fallout from the coronavirus will be much worse than that of the financial crisis, the IMF says. The global economy is expected to shrink by 3% this year; the U.S. GDP could fall twice as much. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 15:05:41 GMT /2020-04-14/imf-warns-of-steepest-recession-since-the-great-depression Scott Horsley Coronavirus May Have Silver Lining In The Americas: Return Of Society's Golden Rule /news/2020-03-18/coronavirus-may-have-silver-lining-in-the-americas-return-of-societys-golden-rule COMMENTARYOne of the most popular, and most ridiculous, social media discussions of the past year is the big Capitalism-versus-Socialism Debate. Thanks to… Thu, 19 Mar 2020 01:08:17 GMT /news/2020-03-18/coronavirus-may-have-silver-lining-in-the-americas-return-of-societys-golden-rule Tim Padgett Government Funding Compromise Includes Rubio-Backed Venezuelan Aid Bill /news/2019-12-17/government-funding-compromise-includes-rubio-backed-venezuelan-aid-bill A newly negotiated government funding compromise on Capitol Hill includes nearly a half-billion dollars in humanitarian aid to support Venezuelan refugees… Tue, 17 Dec 2019 11:44:28 GMT /news/2019-12-17/government-funding-compromise-includes-rubio-backed-venezuelan-aid-bill DAVID SMILEY Markets In Argentina Plunge After Poor Primary Showing For Incumbent President /2019-08-13/markets-in-argentina-plunge-after-poor-primary-showing-for-incumbent-president Investors feared that the country could default on its $57 billion IMF loan if President Mauricio Macri loses October elections to his leftist rival. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 10:12:00 GMT /2019-08-13/markets-in-argentina-plunge-after-poor-primary-showing-for-incumbent-president Scott Neuman IMF: Venezuelan Inflation Could Reach One Million Percent (Yes, You Read It Right) This Year /news/2018-07-24/imf-venezuelan-inflation-could-reach-one-million-percent-yes-you-read-it-right-this-year When the year started, we were astounded to hear Venezuela’s 2018 inflation rate could top 13,000 percent. That’s pretty bad hyperinflation. But… Tue, 24 Jul 2018 22:21:58 GMT /news/2018-07-24/imf-venezuelan-inflation-could-reach-one-million-percent-yes-you-read-it-right-this-year Tim Padgett Is Jamaica's Election Upset Good Or Bad For Its Debt Crisis – And The Caribbean's? /show/latin-america-report/2016-03-01/is-jamaicas-election-upset-good-or-bad-for-its-debt-crisis-and-the-caribbeans These days the Caribbean seems better known for debt ruin than for dark rum.The region – South Florida’s next-door neighbor – is home to some of the… Tue, 01 Mar 2016 10:23:14 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2016-03-01/is-jamaicas-election-upset-good-or-bad-for-its-debt-crisis-and-the-caribbeans Tim Padgett