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Ukraine could secure "sizeable support" from the International Monetary Fund under a new, longer-term program, and its economy should see a gradual recovery over the course of this year, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday.

The latest electricity price rise in crisis-hit Sri Lanka has left stall owner Mohammed Lafeel in a quandary: the 66% increase means he can't afford to pay for electricity but can't manage without it so goes deeper into debt to keep it on.

Analysts say cost of gas would have been much lower if the UK energy system had more renewables

Analysis, carried out by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), estimates that the UK paid between £50-60 billion more for wholesale gas in 2022 than in a typical pre-pandemic year

Comments come at the back of a 10-day visit by an IMF delegation, as Pakistan hopes to unlock $1.1bn of crucial funds.

Many believe there is little future in trying to tackle problems of the 2020s with institutions created in the 1940s

Some of the harshest economic effects of the war are being felt much farther afield than Russia’s theatre of battle.

The International Monetary Fund on Friday said it reached a staff-level agreement with Ukraine, setting the stage for talks on a full loan program that would support Kyiv's economy and its bid to join the European Union.

Ten public figures arrested since Saturday as President Kais Saied pursues what Amnesty calls a repression of dissent

Economists say cash-strapped Pakistan’s latest plan for economic recovery is likely to take a painful toll on its poor

Lebanese Finance Minister Youssef Khalil said replacing central bank governor Riad Salameh, who has held the job for three decades, would be difficult and that his term may be extended though no consensus has yet been reached. Salameh, who is being investigated by European and Lebanese prosecutors for alleged embezzlement…