Ukraine Conflict to Test Resilience of Global Financial System: IMF

Ukraine Conflict to Test Resilience of Global Financial System: IMF
The International Monetary Fund logo is seen inside its headquarters at the end of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, on Oct. 9, 2016. Yuri Gripas/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has driven up financial stability risks “on several fronts” and will test the resilience of the global financial system at a time when interest rates are rising sharply, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned in its biannual Global Financial Stability Report on Tuesday.

While there has so far been no globally systemic financial event, there are several channels through which the Ukrainian turmoil could be amplified across the system, the IMF warned.