Last week, South Africans got a taste of the kind of influence economists hold, despite them being part of an often fallible tribe

The reason for the International Monetary Fund’s Christine Lagarde’s visit to South Africa is unknown

Cryptocurrencies are imploding but Lagarde says central banks should join the fintech revolution

The consensus among leading economic officials is that while the next global crisis may not be imminent, now is the time to prepare for it

Donald Trump has blamed US Federal Reserve policies for contributing to financial market turmoil

Lagarde’s legal team will look into appealing the decision.

The IMF will update its global economic outlook this week, while investors look at a rates decision in Nigeria and inflation numbers in South Africa.

The JSE has halted trade for five minutes as business leaders mourn Madiba’s passing and analysts dismiss SA-economy doomsayers.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde has avoided immediate charges but was named ‘assisted witness’ in a case about a state payout to a disgraced tycoon.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde has arrived in court to be questioned by a French magistrate over her role in a €285-million arbitration payment.

Of the 2 500 movers and shakers who have descended on the picture-postcard Swiss ski resort, for the World Economic Forum, a mere 17% are women.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde said armed conflicts pose the principal threat to Africa’s future development.

Inflation data and a rates decision in SA, the US’s looming fiscal cliff and ongoing trouble in the Middle East will make for a hectic week ahead.

What is truly scary about the IMF’s income distribution figures, is that Botswana now has a more unequal distribution of income than South Africa.

Egypt’s prime minister says the country has asked for $4.8-billion in aid from the International Monetary Fund to help boost its economy.

A veteran economist at the IMF has accused the global lender of suppressing information on difficulties in dealing with the global financial meltdown.

One of the biggest risks for the eurozone has to be the lack of a cohesive vision in the financial institutions’ various proposals.

Christine Lagarde says the eurozone might avoid a recession in 2012 as there have been massive changes over the last 18 months.

IMF Chief Christine Lagarde has met with President Jacob Zuma, wrapping up a visit in which she warned that the global growth outlook may be lowered.

The IMF’s Christine Lagarde says the South African economy’s biggest threats in 2012 will be unemployment and the eurozone crisis.