EU accession offers a unique opportunity to accelerate growth and raise living standards in the Western Balkans and Moldova. The paper suggests that GDP per capita could rise by about one-third within ...

IMF staff and the Salvadoran authorities have reached staff-level agreement on the combined second and third reviews of the 40-month arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). Subject to ...

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva delivered the following remarks at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Asheville, North Carolina ...

The Swiss economy has demonstrated resilience amid heightened global uncertainty and global energy price shock, benefiting from strong policy frameworks and economic flexibility.

On August 26, 2026, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Republic of Estonia.

IMF staff and the Senegalese authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the key economic policies that could underpin a new Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement to support the ...

Many G20 economies face constraints from excessive labor, product-market, or consumer regulations, an IMF survey shows ...

Now the forces behind Asia’s ascent are shifting. Trade is fragmenting, energy security is a concern, populations are aging, and productivity gains are harder to sustain. Some nations can still ...

In a world of frequent shocks, central bank communications should anchor expectations by explaining how policy responds to changing conditions, rather than committing to a fixed path ...

We propose a tractable small-open-economy model in which uncovered interest parity premia on foreign exchange (FX) markets arise from the endogenous lack of insurability of exchange rate risks.

IMF technical assistance reviewed the monetary policy implementation framework supporting Vanuatu’s currency basket peg. Strengthening the framework would enhance the resilience of the exchange rate ...

Will artificial intelligence (AI) help poorer countries catch up? This paper argues that the answer depends less on access to AI than on the capacity to use new knowledge productively. We show that ...