Greece's lenders: who has most to lose?

As eurozone leaders meet in another effort to broker a deal between Greece and its creditors, those who have lent to the near-bankrupt country are asking if they will ever get their money back.

G7 leaders urge tough line on Russia at start of summit

Leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) industrial nations backed a tough line toward Moscow at the start of a summit in the Bavarian Alps, with U.S. President Barack Obama urging the gathering to stand up to Russian aggression in Ukraine.

Cyprus lifts all capital controls as banks recover

Cyprus is lifting the last remaining capital controls it imposed on its banking system during the financial crisis of 2013.

ECB hints at further stimulus to combat low inflation

The European Central Bank (ECB) has said it will provide "further stimulus" to the eurozone economy if inflation in the bloc continues to remain low.

All G20 members have role in softening volatility: Canada official

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Advanced economies must explain their monetary policy approach clearly to the rest of the world and some emerging economies need to strengthen policies in order to soften the financial market volatility during this unprecedented period of transition, a senior Canadian finance official said on Monday.

Japanese households spending more, unemployment down

TOKYO: Japan's thrifty households boosted their spending last month while unemployment fell, data showed Tuesday, as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave a thumbs up to Tokyo's economic policy blitz.

Give Greece a chance, says Angela Merkel's challenger Peer Steinbrueck

ATHENS: Greece must be given time to clean up its troubled finances, Peer Steinbrueck, the head of Germany's Social Democrats who will challenge Chancellor Angela Merkel in elections later this year, said on Wednesday.

Greece's Recovery Coming - But at a Cost

Greece's economy, in its fifth year of recession, is showing "tentative signs" of stabilization despite on-going political uncertainty, according to the latest research note from Credit Suisse.

China's central bank governor to skip key meeting in Japan

The governor of China's central bank has pulled out of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings being held in Japan.

Merkel and Hollande sidestep Greece's plea for breathing space

Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande pledged to keep Greece in the eurozone, but offered Greece no immediate relief from its current regime of painful austerity measures.

IMF mission to discuss loans in Egypt this month

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will send a mission to Cairo this month to hold talks on loans to the new government of Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, a spokesman for the fund said on Sunday.

Japan must do more to shrink public debt: IMF

Japan must do more to shrink its massive public debt, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday, but added that the nation's disaster-hit economy was recovering well despite turmoil overseas.

IMF: Worsening eurozone crisis a 'key risk' to China

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the worsening debt crisis in the eurozone poses a "key risk" to China's growth.

Lagarde assures Mursi IMF ready to help Egypt

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde called Egyptian President-elect Mohamed Mursi to discuss the economic challenges facing Egypt and how the international lender can best help, a spokesperson for the IMF said on Friday.

G20 doubles IMF's war chest amid fears on Europe

(Reuters) - Leading world economies on Friday pledged $430 billion in new funding for the International Monetary Fund, more than doubling its lending power in a bid to protect the global economy from the euro-zone debt crisis.

World Bank race heating up

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The World Bank will choose its next president in one week, and for the first time ever, it's got a competition on its hands.

China looks at more support for IMF bailouts

The two nations said they will consult “very closely” on the issue after Christine Lagarde, head of the IMF, asked members to commit as much as $500bn (£315bn) extra to the Washington-based global lender for possible bailouts.

World Bank race: Nigerian finance minister warns emerging economies will "lose interest" if voice not heard

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Nigerian finance minister who wants to run the World Bank, has warned that emerging economies will lose interest in multi-lateral institutions if they are not given more of a voice at the top of them.

Arab economy ministers meet before Baghdad summit

Arab economy ministers opened talks in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday ahead of a regional summit, aiming to ramp up tourism in the region despite the bloody crackdown in Syria.

Greece and Spain top agenda at Eurogroup meeting

Finance ministers from eurozone nations are to meet on Monday to discuss giving Greece's second bailout final approval.