Rabobank Group

5-2-2010 | Economic news

The global financial crisis has brought the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other International Financial Institutions (IFI’s) back to the spotlights. With several large emergency loan packages, they have helped countries to deal with the severe economic shocks. As a result, the amount of IMF credit has more than quadrupled in the past two years, while World Bank lending has also grown quickly.

This contrasts starkly to the pre-crisis years, when IFI’s lending operations were gradually reduced to the poorest countries only. Rabobank's Economic Research Department has issued a Special Report which provides an overview of the recent trends, especially regarding IMF lending, and a brief outlook.