IMF, WTO, OECD leaders speak about trade concerns in China; Lagarde, Azevedo urge businesses to speak out

  IMF this week said uncertainty over Britain's future trade relationship with Europe will stall investment and sap consumer confidence

China "will maintain a basically stable exchange rate at a balanced level and we will not engage in a trade or currency...

Benchmark share index is near the highest in eight years

  46.7 million people, or 15 pct of Americans now live below the poverty line

  Sri Lanka's foreign exchange reserves have fallen by a third from their peak in late 2014 to $6.2 billion...

  IMF urges 'prompt action' to address corporate weakness

  Critics argue that what is needed they say is additional government spending instead of more loose monetary policy.

“The risk is that from being slightly vulnerable, Vietnam could become very vulnerable to external shocks,” she said

Policymakers the world over are struggling to revive their economies, which have been buffeted by slowing productivity and high debt.

  The move will aid China's effort to secure a bigger role for its currency

  The World Bank said it shared the IMF's concerns about Ukraine's slow progress in improving governance and fighting...

  "Everyone has cause to be happy with Lagarde. We don't feel any counter wind."

Lagarde said in October she was "prepared to serve" another term, but that was up to the Fund's members to decide...

  ANZ expects dong to fall 4 pct this year