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В августе 2014 года мировой приток портфельных инвестиций на развивающиеся рынки в целом сильно сократился, а в европейских странах даже ушел в минус. Об этом сообщил в среду Институт международных финансов (ИМФ), который представляет интересы мирового банковского и финансового бизнеса. mt5.com »
IMF урезал прогноз по росту ВВП Германии до 0,3% с 0,6% в 2013 году в связи с нестабильностью в зоне евро.
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Officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) who visited Pakistan last week have asked the government to take steps to stabilize the ailing economy.
The lender said it has not received any official request from the Asian country, which faces a serious balance of payment crisis, for financial aid.
"Pakistan faces difficult economic challenges and we urge the authorities to begin taking the necessary actions to stabilize the economy and lay the groundwork for future growth," IMF Pakistan Mission Chief Jeffrey Franks said.
Pakistan has been expected to seek a rescue package from the IMF after its currency depreciated significantly and foreign exchange reserves plunged.
An aid program valued $11.3 billion was offered by the IMF in 2008 to ease Pakistan's balance of payment crisis, which lapsed in 2011 after the government failed to implement certain fiscal reforms.
The New Zealand dollar is currently stronger than would be consistent with medium term fundamentals and "appears to be overvalued," the International Monetary Fund said in a report on Monday.
The gap between domestic and foreign interest rates, and more recently, increased portfolio flows into New Zealand are contributing to the current level of the exchange rate, the Washington-based lender said in the report.
IMF noted that if global monetary policy were to become less stimulatory, the exchange rate would likely depreciate over time. The government's deficit reduction plan also eases upward pressure on the exchange rate, it said.
The report also noted that economic growth may accelerate this year with an increase in construction activity offsetting headwinds from budget deficit reduction, the strong dollar, and the possibly protracted impact of the severe drought.
IMF also noted that the government's fiscal consolidation path strikes a balance between the need to limit both public and external debt increases while containing any adverse impact on economic growth.
Finance Minister Bill English welcomed the IMF statement and said the assessment reflects "the balanced and pragmatic approach the Government had taken with its economic program over the past four years."
IMF expects underlying inflation to increase but remain modest. Persistently high exchange rate is dampening tradable price inflation and wage pressures remains contained, the Fund said.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved the disbursement of $1.17 billion to Ireland under the bailout program, saying that the country has advanced reforms and continued steadfast policy implementation even as economic growth slowed.
The lender, meanwhile, warned that the Irish government should defer any additional fiscal consolidation to 2015 to protect the recovery, if next year's growth were to disappoint.
The decision followed the completion of the eighth review of Ireland's economic performance under a program supported by a three-year loan arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility. The latest batch brings total disbursements under the program to $25.49 billion.
The arrangement is part of a financing package amounting to $111.9 billion or EUR 85 billion, which is also supported by the European Financial Stabilization Mechanism and European Financial Stability Facility, bilateral loans from Denmark, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, and Ireland's own contributions.
The IMF forecasts that Ireland would comfortably meet its 8.6 percent deficit target for 2012 despite health overruns and higher social welfare spending owing to high unemployment.
The economy is expected to record a gradual recovery, with growth of 1.1 percent in 2013 and 2.2 percent in 2014, with public debt expected to peak at 122 percent of GDP in 2013, the IMF said.
"All program targets have been met and a range of fiscal, financial, and structural reforms are in train," IMF's First Deputy Managing Director and Acting Chair David Lipton said.
"The Medium-Term Fiscal Statement set out a phased path for considerable further fiscal consolidation to bring the budget deficit below 3 percent by 2015."