The nation has kicked off talks with ratings agencies to lay the groundwork for a return to international debt markets

The IMF projects that consumer prices in the country will rise by 7.9 percent by the end of the fiscal year

While initial price spikes have faded since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a widening of the conflict could cause them to intensify, the IMF says

Manufacturing output in February rose 5% year on year, slower than the 5.9% rise posted in the same month last year

The producer price index for final demand rose 0.2% last month after increasing by an unrevised 0.6% in February

Despite macroeconomic headwinds, resilient exports and structural reforms are expected to accelerate growth, it said

US consumer prices increased more than expected in March as Americans continued to pay more for gasoline and rental housing

Fitch cut its outlook on China's sovereign credit rating to negative on Wednesday, citing risks to public finances