Expensive loans loom as IMF pushes for interest rates hike

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People Daily | by Herald Aloo


The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged low-income countries to tighten monetary policies and increase lending rates to save local currencies from depreciation and associated inflation pressures.

It argues that as central banks of advanced economies tighten policy and interest rates rise, emerging markets and developing economies could face a further withdrawal of capital and currency depreciation…

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