IMF Archives - Solidarity (Ireland)

Kenya in revolt: What’s fueling the uprising?

By Cathal Curran For over a month, massive protests have engulfed Kenya, with large demonstrations taking place in 43 out of the 47 counties. In Nairobi, protestors stormed and occupied Parliament and set parts of the building on fire. The state’s response

Jul 30, 2024

Covid-19 Pandemic·Economy

A tale of two Covid crises – billionaire bailouts & bupkis

By Mike Murphy We’re all in this together apparently. But, like a ship that’s taking on water after a frontal collision, only one end of the vessel is going under; the other end is ascending. The Covid-19 pandemic is very much upon

Jul 29, 2020

World economy scarred by Covid-19: IMF downgrades forecasts

By Manus Lenihan Covid-19 has hit the world economy even worse than expected, according to a report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released this month. In countries where Covid-19 is relatively under control, economic recovery is proving slower than expected. Capitalists

Jul 3, 2020

Covid-19 Pandemic

Africa & Covid-19: Capitalism driving a continent into the abyss

By Serge Jordan, International Socialist Alternative (the international socialist organisation to which the Socialist Party is affiliated to) The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the profound social inequalities prevailing under modern capitalism. Nowhere more than in Africa. The Global Health

Apr 15, 2020

Ecuador: Workers and indigenous uprising beats government and IMF

No to a new austerity paquetazo! For a workers and indigenous peoples’ government! By Tony Gong, Socialist Alternative, (our sister organisation in the US) On the first day of October, President of Ecuador Lenín Moreno ended the country’s fuel subsidies as part

Nov 1, 2019

IMF Warns of “Growth Slowdown” – Trump Increasing Economic Instability

By Alan Jones – Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the US) There were stark warnings about world economic prospects at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting Washington in early April. “A growth slowdown and a precarious recovery” warned the main IMF

May 13, 2019

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