https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The head of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde was one of several high-profile figures to laud Spain's economic recovery at a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150122/davos-spain-wins-praise-over-reforms Thu, 22 Jan 2015 15:59:00 +0100 davos-spain-wins-praise-over-reforms The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised on Tuesday its 2013 Spain growth forecast, but said recovery remained tepid and that the eurozone bloc was only "crawling out of recession". https://www.thelocal.es/20131009/imf-revises-up-spanish-growth-forecast Wed, 09 Oct 2013 11:35:00 +0200 imf-revises-up-spanish-growth-forecast The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it will begin its fourth audit of Spain's banking sector reform next week, part of a European bailout of the sector last year. https://www.thelocal.es/20130913/imf-bosses-gear-up-for-spanish-banking-review Fri, 13 Sep 2013 11:15:00 +0200 imf-bosses-gear-up-for-spanish-banking-review Spain's biting recession may end soon but the outlook is tough and Madrid must do more to battle the country's unacceptably high unemployment rate, the IMF warned on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130619/imf-keeps-cool-over-signs-of-spanish-recovery Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:18:00 +0200 imf-keeps-cool-over-signs-of-spanish-recovery The head of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde says economic growth in Spain in 2014 is only possible if the government's savings measures are not excessive. https://www.thelocal.es/20130418/imf-warns-spain-against-too-much-austerity Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:55:00 +0200 imf-warns-spain-against-too-much-austerity