17 Feb 2012
Calls are growing for the US to give a non-US citizen a shot at leading the World Bank, following Robert Zoellick's decision this week to leave the post. Here's a partial round-up of the debate in the media.
24 Jan 2012
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development forecasts 3.1% GDP growth in the region in 2012, but warns that any worsening of the eurozone crisis could trigger recession
19 Jan 2012
The bulk of the $600 billion in new funds sought by the IMF will have to come from large emerging economies. It's do or die.
18 Jan 2012
A Lehman-type event in Europe or the US could shave more than 4% off GDP growth in developing nations, the World Bank has warned
16 Jan 2012
The odds of a balance-of-payments crisis in Egypt are uncomfortably high, despite talks this week between the capital-starved nation and the IMF