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  • Greece: 'social fabric is fraying'
    Greece: 'social fabric is fraying'   

    CNBC's Julia Chatterley reports from Athens on the rise of the far-right party, Golden Dawn, and how politics and economics are "colliding" in Greece.

  • Greece to exit 'fiscal intensive care' soon?
    Greece to exit 'fiscal intensive care' soon?   

    Petros Christodoulou, deputy CEO of National Bank of Greece, says there is no talk of a Greek debt write-down and that the country should be in primary surplus within the next few months.

  • IMF's view on Asia
    IMF: We are ready to help emerging markets   

    Zhu Min, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund key says the key issues for Asia are transparency, policy clarity and the ability to react.

  • Lagarde: Everybody is anxious about Fed tapering
    Lagarde: Everybody is anxious about Fed tapering   

    At the Ambrosetti Forum in Italy, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde spoke exclusively to CNBC's Ross Westgate about the group's top concerns.

  • China closes ranks with Russia over Syria action

    China warned military action in Syria would hurt the world economy and push up oil prices, reinforcing Vladimir Putin's attempts to talk President Barack Obama out of air strikes.

  • World's best performing frontier markets

    As emerging markets continue to fall from grace, their less high-profile frontier peers are stealing some of the spotlight. Interested, but not sure where to look next? Click ahead to see which frontier markets are the top performers.

  • Greece will need debt relief of at least 10% of GDP: Pro
    Greece will need debt relief of at least 10% of GDP: Pro   

    Thanos Vamvakidis, head of European G10 FX strategy at BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research, tells CNBC that there are two issues in Greece, a funding gap in 2014 and 2015 and the debt dynamics are unsustainable.

  • IMF approves $2.3 billion aid for Greece

    The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved a further 1.7 billion euros in funds for Greece's bailout program after completing the fourth review of the euro zone state.

  • Athens
    Greece gets green light for 4 billion euro payment

    Euro zone officials have approved the transfer of 4 billion euros ($5.3 billion) of funding to Greece and euro zone governments are expected to approve disbursement by Monday.

  • Russia's Anton Siluanov at the G-20 finance ministers' meeting in Moscow.
    G-20 finance ministers try to avoid market turmoil

    The Group of 20 nations, wary of renewed market volatility, is stressing the need to shift policy carefully and communicate clearly as countries try to chart a course to recovery.

  • IMF: Further reforms for China are critical
    IMF: Further reforms for China are critical   

    Markus Rodlauer, Mission Chief for China, Asia and Pacific Department at the IMF discusses the the organization's latest report on China and stresses the need to rebalance growth .

  • IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecast
    IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecast   

    Bruce Kasman, JPMorgan Chase, discusses concerns about employment in the emerging markets; recession risks in Europe and slowdowns in China and Brazil.

  • IMF's Blanchard: UK Needs 'Flexibility'
    IMF's Blanchard: UK Needs 'Flexibility'   

    Olivier Blanchard, chief economist at the IMF, says that despite the upward revision to the U.K. growth outlook, the country still needs "fiscal flexibility".

  • Europe Still Has a Lot to Do: IMF's Blanchard
    Europe Still Has a Lot to Do: IMF's Blanchard   

    Olivier Blanchard, chief economist at the IMF, says that a lot more needs to be done in Europe to improve the state of the banking system.

  • Why the IMF Cut Its Global Growth Forecasts
    Why the IMF Cut Its Global Growth Forecasts   

    Olivier Blanchard, chief economist at the IMF, explains why it cut its global growth forecasts.

  • A retired military officer carries a Greek flag during a protest against planned austerity measures outside the Greek parliament in Athens, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Greece's economy will have contracted by 25 percent by the time the recession ends, the finance minister said Tuesday, as the government remained locked in talks with rescue lenders for its next major austerity program. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
    IMF's Lagarde: 'Impressed by Greece'   

    International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde spoke with CNBC's Julia Chatterley, expressing optimism about Greece but warned that contagion remains a concern for the euro zone.

  • Euro Zone Grants Multibillion Euro Lifeline for Greece

    Greece secures an $8.7 billion lifeline from the euro zone but is told it must keep its promises on cutting public sector jobs and other reforms in order to get all the cash.

  • Egypt Needs Urgent Reforms: Analyst
    Egypt Needs Urgent Reforms: Analyst   

    Anthony Skinner, head of MENA at Maplecroft, discusses the situation in Egypt, how divided the opposition is, and the urgent need for reforms aligned with IMF demands.

  • Greece Aid Suspension Talk 'Premature': IMF's Lipton

    Talk of a suspension of bailout money to struggling euro zone country Greece is "premature", according to a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official.

  • Why the OMT Program Is 'a Mirage'
    Why the OMT Program Is 'a Mirage'   

    Marcus Ashworth, head of fixed income at Espirito Santo Investment Bank, says another round of haircuts in Greece is not going to happen and describes the ECB's OMT program as "a mirage".