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Global finance leaders who are meeting in Shanghai also agreed to use all policy tools to boost global growth, but emphasized limitations over a central bank-led stimulus.

As G-20 finance ministers gather in Shanghai, central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan says China has plenty of monetary policy tools to tackle its economic woes.

Economic issues are expected to influence voters significantly as they elect a new national government Thursday.

Depending on the outcome of a vote Sunday, Bolivian President Evo Morales, a self-described socialist, could stay in power until 2025.

French lawyer and former politician Christine Lagarde will lead the International Monetary Fund for another five years.

Ukraine's ruling coalition lost another party following a failed no-confidence vote that left Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk in power.

After several officials quit, Ukraine's Parliament will hold a no-confidence vote on Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

Christine Lagarde will face many challenges during her second term, including a decision over another Greek bailout program.

With the International Monetary Fund delaying its next tranche of aid to Ukraine, the country's young reformers face a growing political storm.

The lenders will start a review Monday of the progress Greece has made in implementing economic reforms it pledged under a massive bailout deal finalized last year.

Christine Lagarde’s bid for another tour of duty as managing director of the International Monetary Fund appears to have broad support.

The International Monetary Fund’s Christine Lagarde already has been endorsed by a handful of major economies in Asia and Europe.

The country's troubled economy topped the agenda Thursday when its prime minister met with the leader of the International Monetary Fund.

New EU arrivals could boost the bloc’s GDP if they were integrated into the labor market, said the head of the International Monetary Fund.

Libyans are skeptical about whether the deal announced Tuesday will end years of chaos and violence.

Developing economies like China, Brazil and Russia face their toughest test in the new year to restart sustainable growth.

Gradual economic recovery in big emerging markets like Brazil and Russia could offset the ongoing slowdown in China.

The deputy prime minister voices confidence the parliament will pass measures demanded by creditors under the country’s latest bailout deal.

Low oil prices and other conditions could lead to a currency devaluation, for which the International Monetary Fund is pushing.

Low productivity, ageing populations and the effects of the financial crisis are slowing growth, Christine Lagarde wrote in a German newspaper Wednesday.

The move is part of China's push to internationalize its currency, now part of the International Monetary Fund's Special Drawing Rights.

The Ukrainian government insists that it cannot repay the $3 billion it owes Russia without violating a debt-restructuring deal with other international creditors.

The reforms, which the Congress is likely to ratify Friday, aim to give emerging economies a greater clout in the International Monetary Fund's policies.

Analysts are divided over the yuan's entry into the IMF's basket of reserve currencies -- some call it largely symbolic while others believe it could boost market reforms.

The International Monetary Fund on Monday admitted China's renminbi into its basket of currencies -- but whether China will open its capital markets remains to be seen.

The IMF announcement, likely to be made Monday, would put further pressure on Beijing to carry out financial reforms and loosen its grip on the currency.

A key indicator of economic health, business travel is forecast to rise by more than 6 percent in Europe next year, according to a new study.

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe joins a list that includes Cuba's former President Fidel Castro as the winner of the annual Confucius Prize, a Chinese alternative to the Nobel Peace Prize.

A new IMF report predicts low economic growth of 2.5 percent for the Middle East and Central Asia as oil-rich states look to cut spending to avoid depleting their assets.