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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) praised the move by the Japan’s central bank to raise interest rates for the first time in 17 years, spokesperson Julie Kozack told reporters in Washington DC. IMF

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the first and second reviews of Egypt’s Extended Fund Facility arrangement on Friday, and approved an augmentation of the original program by about US$5 billion. IMF

The IMF praised the Ukrainian authorities for implementing anti-corruption measures in a new law, spokesperson Julie Kozack told reporters. IMF

The IMF is urging vigilance on monetary policy globally and says the job is not yet done when it comes to keeping inflation in check despite some weakening in key economies, a spokesperson for the Fund said in Washington, DC. IMF

The IMF sees a runway to a "soft landing" for global growth, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, head of the Fund’s Research Department said at the launch of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) in Johannesburg, South Africa. IMF

The global economy begins the final descent toward a soft landing, with inflation declining steadily and growth holding up, announced the IMF’s Chief Economist, Pierre Olivier-Gourinchas in a press briefing in Johannesburg. But the pace of expansion remains slow, and turbulence may lie ahead. IMF

The IMF sees the global economy headed for a ‘soft landing’ scenario but warns that leaders should be preparing for future shocks and challenges, spokesperson Julie Kozack told reporters in Washington DC. IMF

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva offered words of support to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his first visit to the Fund in Washington, DC. IMF

Climate mitigation talks in Dubai were a “COP of hope”, IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack said today in Washington, DC. Tens of thousands of journalists, policymakers, bankers and civil society organizations are gathered there for the UN’s 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC. IMF

Marking the recent United Nations Day, the UN top officials in Somalia reaffirmed their support for the Somali government and people as the country continues with its state- and peacebuilding efforts. UNSOM