Ryan Bridge: Should we care what the IMF thinks?

Don't you find it annoying when some economist or think tank or some 'group' comes to our country and tells us what they think we need to do to make it better?

There's the odd case where you'd want to listen. Former world leaders, current world leaders, banks who lend you money, rating agencies who dictate your cost of borrowing.

Mike's Minute: The reality of NZ vs Australia's fuel response

Like a school report, the International Monetary Fund forecast for the global economy arrived in yesterday's post.

No one escaped the Trump carnage. The UK in particular is in trouble, as is potentially Australia.

Australia was warned not to exacerbate wartime inflation. It was a slap down, a mark against the Government and a big reveal into the way Albanese and his cronies run the place.

Professor Robert MacCulloch: The IMF ranks NZ as 183rd out of 196 nations in the world for 2024 confirmed real economic (GDP) growth

Its official. The figures came in yesterday from the International Monetary Fund. NZ had one of the world's worst performing economies in 2024, coming in at 183rd out of 196 nations. New Zealand and a tiny handful of other nations have shrinking GDP.

Dr Oliver Hartwich: Our message to the IMF - Reform for resilience

If you read this as we send out this newsletter, we are just preparing to meet with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation visiting Wellington for their biennial Article IV consultation.

The IMF conducts these comprehensive economic assessments of its member countries every two years. Their teams analyse economic and financial developments. They meet with government officials, central bankers and organisations like ours before publishing their findings.