Financial Systems

IMF Warns Deeper Financial Turmoil Would Slam Global Growth

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday trimmed its 2023 global growth outlook slightly as higher interest rates cool activity but warned that a severe flare-up of financial system turmoil could slash output to near recessionary levels. The IMF said in its latest World Economic Outlook report that banking system contagion risks were contained by strong […]

Britain Sets Out Next Steps to Green Its Financial System

Britain’s finance ministry set out plans on Thursday to meet its target of becoming the world’s first net-zero aligned financial centre, proposing measures to stamp out so-called greenwashing in financial markets and channel cash into sustainable projects. The ministry said in an update to its Green Finance Strategy “we will ensure market participants have the […]