The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, will be in her position till October 1, 2029, as she has secured another five-year tenure.

The International Monetary Fund announced on Friday the immediate disbursement of $820 million to the Egyptian government, part of an augmented plan to aid the nation's stumbling economy.

The head of the International Monetary Fund on Sunday called on China to implement "a comprehensive package of pro-market reforms" to boost a sluggish economy beset by a housing market crisis, low domestic demand and persistently high youth unemployment.

The managing director of the International Monetary Fund has told AFP she is making herself "available to serve" for a second five-year term running the Washington-based financial institution, shortly after she received the backing of European finance ministers. "I'm not running to force people to choose me, I'm making myself available to serve, if people…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said almost 40 per cent of jobs globally will be influenced by artificial intelligence (AI), saying advanced economies are expected to experience a higher impact compared to emerging markets and low-income countries.

The year ahead will be "very tough" for fiscal policy -- especially for countries holding elections -- the IMF chief told AFP before departing for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

Argentina's president-elect Javier Milei and IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva had a first meeting via video call on Friday, in which they discussed the country's economic crisis.