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Ukrainian troops, reeling from the loss of a key town, now face "extremely difficult" conditions all along the frontline with Russia because of delayed foreign aid, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

The Argentine government in January saw its first monthly budget surplus in nearly 12 years, as new President Javier Milei continues to push for strong spending cuts, the Economy Ministry announced.

Argentina's monthly inflation slowed slightly in January, but the prices of key goods and services rose 254 percent year-on-year.

President Javier Milei had warned that the country's battle with inflation was far from over when he took office in December, riding a wave of fury over decades of economic mismanagement.

In a significant diplomatic engagement at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, Bulgaria's Finance Minister Asen Vassilev engaged in a comprehensive discussion with Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, underscoring the nation's steadfast commitment to joining the Eurozone by January 1, 2025.

DUBAI - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic met on Monday in Dubai with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director Kristalina Georgieva, who congratulated her on Serbia's economic success.

The IMF and World Bank warned on Monday that the Gaza war and the related attacks on shipping though the Red Sea pose threats to the global economy.

The Israel-Hamas war raging since October has already hit the Middle East and North Africa region's economy, said the International Monetary Fund's managing director Kristalina Georgieva.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva delivered a keynote address at the World Government Summit in Dubai, where she offered insights into the state of the global economy and shared her perspectives on various pressing issues.

BELGRADE - National Bank of Serbia (NBS) gross FX reserves amounted to 25,036.9 mln euros at end-January, which is their highest end-of-month level since records began in 2000, the NBS said.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lifted its economic growth forecast for the Turkish economy for 2024 from a previous 3 percent to 3.1 percent.

In its updated World Economic Outlook report released on Jan. 20, the IMF kept its 2025 forecast for Türkiye unchanged at 3 percent.

BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali met with World Bank Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Asad Alam in Belgrade on Monday.

The parties said Serbia's economic performance was good and that there were no problems with any of the 14 projects the World Bank was involved in in Serbia.