Beirut, Lebanon – May 23, 2024: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Ernesto Ramirez Rigo, visited Beirut, Lebanon, from May 20 to 23, to discuss recent economic developments and ...

The International Monetary Fund’s mission to Papua New Guinea sought to revitalize the development of fiscal and debt statistics following a period of disruption caused by a ransomware attack, ...

An International Monetary Fund mission, led by Magnus Saxegaard and comprising Thomas Gade, Fazurin Jamaludin, and Amit Kara, conducted discussions for the 2024 Article IV consultation with Iceland ...

With growth recovering faster than expected, the UK economy is approaching a soft landing, following a mild technical recession in 2023. CPI inflation has fallen faster than was envisaged last year ...

Creating a supportive environment for women through family-friendly policies, flexible labor markets, and progressive social ...

The Peruvian authorities have notified the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of their intention to let the current Flexible Credit Line (FCL) arrangement, approved by the IMF’s Executive Board on May ...

The economy recovered well from the sequential pandemic and energy price shocks on the rebound in tourism and substantial policy support. However, growth has moderated. While contributing to the ...

Keynote Speech by Alfred Kammer, Director, European Department, IMF at the joint Bank of Slovenia-IMF Conference, Portorož; ...

Domestic stability has improved since the new government took office in October 2022. This has facilitated the passage of Iraq’s first three-year budget, which entailed a large fiscal expansion ...

A Caribbean island is receiving a fiscal boost from internet domain registrations and offers lessons for others.

This paper focuses on the trends in climate change in the WAEMU, assesses the criticality of climate change for the region, and reviews the related policy and financing options going forward. Climate ...

On May 6, 2024, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Japan. This also included a discussion of the findings of the Financial Sector ...