Tag: International Monetary Fund

Russia Growth Slow, GDP Projected to 2% in 2014

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday said that Russia’s economic growth has continued to slow and had projected a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of two percent (2%) in 2014. This is coming on the heels of a mission to the Russian Federation by the IMF […]

IMF Reports 7.9% Rise in Total Inward Direct Investment

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Uyo (INVESTADVOCATE)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday reported a 7.9 percent (7.9%) rise in total inward direct investment from $24.1 trillion in 2011 to $26.0 trillion in 2012. According to a Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS), the Fund’s worldwide survey of bilateral direct investment positions, the […]

IMF cuts global growth forecast, warns of prolonged stupor

The International Monetary Fund trimmed its forecasts for global output on Tuesday for the sixth time since early last year, saying stronger growth in most advanced economies would fail to make up for a more sluggish expansion in the developing world. Prospects for emerging markets, long the engine of the […]