The transparency of the Central Bank of Montenegro (CBCG)’s legal framework, its mandate, autonomy, and decision-making arrangements have all been strengthened over time, but further improvements are ...

IMF staff and the Rwandan authorities reached staff-level agreement on policies needed to complete the fifth review of Rwanda’s Policy Coordination Instrument.

Today, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva issued the following statement on yesterday’s announcement of U.S. tariffs: ...

Boosting AI adoption, increasing labor participation, and allocating resources more efficiently can help offset the economic drag from an aging population ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today a new successor two-year arrangement for Morocco under the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) in an amount equivalent to SDR 3.45 ...

The Central African Republic (CAR) faces persistent strains on public finances due to structurally low domestic revenues and insufficient budget support from development partners. The socio-political ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Japan.

After three decades of near-zero inflation, signs are growing that Japan’s economy is reaching a new equilibrium with inflation sustained at the Bank of Japan’s 2 percent headline inflation target.

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have pursued ambitious digitalization strategies as part of their broader economic transformation agenda. This paper provides a thorough review of the ...

Combining overhauls in areas including business and external regulation, governance, and human development can boost output levels by 3 percent over four years.

Real GDP growth is expected to strengthen further in 2025 after a moderate recovery in 2024. Supportive policies and recovering real incomes will boost private domestic demand as inflation has been ...

The IMF Board today completed the Seventh Review of the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Ukraine, enabling a disbursement of about US.4 billion (SDR 0.3 billion) to ...