New AI Preparedness Index Dashboard tracks 174 economies based on their digital infrastructure, human capital, labor policies ...

The IMF Executive Board today completed the second review of Ghana’s 36-month Extended Credit Facility Arrangement. This allows for the immediate disbursement of SDR 269.1 million (about US$360 ...

A new IMF paper argues that fiscal policy has a major role to play in supporting a more equal distribution of gains and ...

The IMF Board today completed the Fourth Review of the extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Ukraine, enabling a disbursement of about US$2.2 billion (SDR 1.66 billion) to ...

Since 2016, public development action in Mauritania by 2030 has been framed by the Strategy for Accelerated Growth and Shared Prosperity (SCAPP). This reference framework for strategic planning for ...

Almost two-thirds of countries in the Middle East and Central Asia are exploring adopting a central bank digital currency as ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Third Reviews of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) arrangements with Barb ...

This paper explores the catalytic impact of IMF lending to Low-Income Countries on Official Development Assistance (ODA) during 1990-2019. It disentangles the effect on the amounts of ODA on countries ...

A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or ‘mission’), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken as part of ...

Growth is recovering gradually (projected at 1.3 percent in 2024) after slowing in 2023 (0.8 percent). A tight monetary stance and disinflation abroad have brought inflation within SNB’s 0–2 percent ...

Washington, DC: Ms. Julie Kozack, IMF Director of Communications, stated on Kenya: "We are deeply concerned about the tragic events in Kenya in recent days and saddened by the loss of lives and the ...

Panama grew very rapidly in the two decades preceding COVID-19 but was hit very hard by the pandemic. Between 1994 and 2019, GDP per capita increased from 33 percent of US GDP per capita to 48 percent ...