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Being one of the few Turkish economy pessimists sometimes makes me question my knowledge of economics. Luckily, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s annual report on Turkey arrived just in time to confirm my economic sanity- as I found many of the recurrent themes from my columns in the report.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Friday said that negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are under way and that he does not believe the ongoing agreement will be ended, although he finds unacceptable a deficit that is 0.9-percent of the Gross Domestic Product that the IMF demands.

The World Food Program launched an unusual campaign Dec. 3 to raise $1 contributions from 64 million people around the world so it can restore food vouchers to Syrian refugees who won't be getting any U.N. help in December.

BELGRADE - Adopting the 2015 budget will be the toughest part of the first stage of the implementation of measures launched by Serbia as part of the deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), says Serbian Minister of Finance Dusan Vujovic.

A joint IMF and European Commission delegation had its first discussions with Romanian officials on Tuesday over the Balkan country's draft budget for next year.

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A joint mission of International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Commission (EC) experts will be in Bucharest over December 2 - 10 to discuss with the Romanian authorities the 2015 Budget Bill.

The mission will be headed by chief negotiator for Romania Andrea Schaechter on behalf of the IMF, and by Istvan Szekely on behalf of the EC.

The International Labor Organization (ILO) called on Monday for a change in policy in Greece to boost employment and prevent a social crisis.

In its “Productive Jobs for Greece” study, which was presented in Athens on Monday, the ILO emphasized the problems of long-term unemployment in Greece and that a growing number of Greeks are finding themselves at risk of poverty.

Despite continued growth in Turkey’s economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the country's government must put forward structural reforms to continue economic momentum.

BELGRADE - Serbia's new three-year arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will increase competitiveness, boost Serbia's economy and ensure greater inflow of investments, Milivoje Miletic, acting president of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, stated on Friday.

BELGRADE - The reform program agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is difficult, but it provides a basis for the creation of new jobs and investment, Serbian Finance Minister Dusan Vujovic has said.