Topic: International Monetary Fund

EU austerity hawks shrug off criticism of flawed academic paper

Despite a new paper detailing flaws in the Rogoff-Reinhart study that has been used to argue in favor of austerity policies, Europe's austerity advocates are holding course.

Is Europe witnessing 'the end of the dogma of austerity'?

Global News Blog It's Europe Day, but Europeans don't seem to know

Hollande's popularity hits new lows after a year at France's helm

With no jobs in the city, country life is coming back to Spain

Greece starts firing civil servants for first time in a century

The Reformed Broker Is Europe backing away from austerity?

Global News Blog Pakistan won't have Musharraf to kick around anymore

Southern Europe digs in against further austerity, as IMF calls for relief

Stocks down on signs of global economic slowdown

Europe indicates it's sticking with austerity. But is that working?

More pain for Portugal? High court ruling threatens 2013 budget, recovery

Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, transformed Britain

Tax VOX Stockton to enter bankruptcy. What happens next?

Tax VOX Corporate tax reform is more complicated than politicians think

Bread riots or bankruptcy: Egypt faces stark economic choices

Portugal spats jeopardize economic improvement in Europe's shaky south

Backchannels In Indonesia, and Southeast Asia, the return of optimism – and the bankers.

Decoder Wire Caroline Kennedy: Good or bad choice for US ambassador to Japan? (+video)

Bank of Cyprus: Big depositors may lose 60 percent

Energy Voices IMF: End energy subsidies

Tunisians invoke Macbeth to warn against a return of toil and trouble

As Hungary's electoral campaigns kick into gear, public apathy abounds

Africa Monitor Why an African pope might not signal change of course for the church

The Monitor's View Illinois and Greece as penitent cookers of books