Initiative to improve oversight of the financial sector through data collection was launched in 2009
Fund predicts 2.6% growth in U.S., 1.5% in Canada
New report looks at the country's economic risks
The world's two biggest economies have slapped tariffs on $350 billion worth of each other's products
Meanwhile, Deloitte predicted "weak" 1.3% growth for Canada this year
For Canada, the IMF's estimate for growth in 2019 was 1.9%, down from an October forecast for 2% growth
The federal government should consider whether to adopt incremental changes or to embrace more radical options
The online course will be made available to financial regulators worldwide later this year
Canada named along with Australia, Brazil, China and Korea as countries where the debt-service ratio has risen to high levels
However the IMF trimmed its projection for 2017 to 1.9% growth compared with an earlier forecast of 2%