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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Phillip Inman

IMF postpones Russia visit after heavy criticism across Europe

A man walks past the International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo at its headquarters in Washington
IMF said last week it was a ‘mutual obligation’ to carry out an article IV annual review of a member country. Photograph: Yuri Gripas/Reuters

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has indefinitely postponed a staff mission to Moscow this week to review the Russian economy for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine, after the move came under heavy criticism from several of Kyiv’s European allies.

After revelations in the Guardian of widespread condemnation, the IMF said it would spend more time gathering information for a “rigorous analysis”.

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