IMF: China slump and tax avoidance to dominate Peru talks

As the International Monetary Fund's annual talks kick off in Lima, anxiety over global growth is poised to top the agenda

The International Monetary Fund's annual meeting gets under way against a backdrop of rising concern over the health of the global economy. From the travails of emerging economies to the scale of the Chinese downturn, there is much to debate at the gathering in Lima, alongside tackling longstanding problems such as cracking down on the tax affairs of multinational corporations.