Liechtenstein: IMF Staff Completes Membership Mission
“The Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein and staff agreed that IMF membership would support investor confidence and strengthen the…
Moldova: IMF Executive Board approves resilience and sustainability facility request
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the fourth review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and…
Carbon pricing and carbon markets: IMF MD Georgieva at EU Pavilion discussion
"Let's look at where we are today. We have close to 25% of emissions covered. When we look at this…
Malta: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission
Malta has marked an impressive recovery from the pandemic and demonstrated substantial resilience to shocks resulting from Russia’s invasion of…
Monitoring Kazakhstan: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of 2023 Article IV Mission
Strong buffers and policy responses have helped Kazakhstan manage multiple shocks in recent years. Going forward, the economic environment is…
Monitoring Grenada: IMF Staff concludes 2023 Staff Visit
The Grenadian economy continues to grow robustly, expected to surpass its pre-pandemic level in 2023. Growth has been driven by…
Monitoring Qatar: IMF Staff Completes 2023 Article IV Mission
Qatar’s economic growth has normalized in 2023 following the World Cup-driven boom. Continued normalization is expected in the near term,…
South Korea: IMF Executive Board concludes 2023 Article IV consultation
Korea has faced challenges from inflation and a growth slowdown. Growth declined from mid-2022, as global demand for electronics waned…
Measuring Money in the Digital Age – IMF MD Georgieva at the IMF Statistical Forum
"Measuring Money in the Digital Age. Now is the right time to do this—accelerated by the pandemic, mobile payments are…
IMF and University of Oxford launch platform to monitor trade disruptions
The IMF in collaboration with University of Oxford researchers launched a new online portal “PortWatch”, a platform to monitor and…
IMF Policy Paper: Central Bank Digital Currency – Initial Considerations
The paper briefs the Executive Board on the initial considerations on CBDC. These cover a framework to guide countries’ CBDC…
Greece: Staff Concluding Statement of the IMF 2023 Article IV Consultation Mission
Greece’s economic outlook has improved notably with real GDP expanding beyond its pre-pandemic trend level. The public debt-to-GDP ratio has…
IMF and Ukraine reach staff level agreement on the Second Review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement
Ukraine’s four-year EFF Arrangement, with access of about US$15.6 billion (SDR 11.6 billion) was approved on March 31. The IMF-supported…
Transcript of the IMF press briefing on the 2023 China Article IV Consultation Mission
"We project China's GDP growth to reach 5.4 percent in 2023, reflecting a strong post reopening rebound in domestic demand,…
Ireland: IMF Staff Concluding Statement for the 2023 Article IV Consultation Mission
Ireland’s economy has shown remarkable resilience in the face of recent consecutive shocks, achieving one of the highest growth rates…
Albania: IMF staff concluding statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission
The Albanian economy has emerged as one of the stronger performers in the region. Thanks to a strong rebound in tourism,…
IMF Concluding Statement: Belgium economy shows resilience in withstanding a series of shocks
Supported by strong and timely policy response, the Belgium economy showed resilience in withstanding a series of shocks in the…
IMF European department briefing on the economic outlook in Europe
"Europe has weathered indeed well a series of unprecedented shocks, the pandemic, and then the energy crisis, which was triggered…
IMF Statement on Israel and Gaza
“The IMF deeply mourns the tragic loss of life of so many civilians in Israel and Gaza. To those who…
Support to Ukraine: Remarks by IMF MD Georgieva at the 4th Ministerial Roundtable
"Ukrainians have shown remarkable resilience and fortitude: people are going to work, children are going to school; they are out…
IMF: Transcript of the World Economic Outlook Briefing on 10 October 2023
"The global economy continues to recover from the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, showing remarkable resilience; yet growth remains…
Türkiye: IMF staff concludes visit and publishes data
As monetary policy tightens and the overall policy stance becomes less accommodative, growth is projected to slow from 4 percent…
Gender gaps remain persistent: IMF releases 2023 Financial Access Survey results
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released the results of its fourteenth annual Financial Access Survey (FAS). The persistence of the gender…
Lithuania: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation
Lithuania weathered a series of unprecedented external shocks, owing to resilient macroeconomic fundamentals and a decisive policy response. Recently, however,…
IMF launches report on anti-money laundering in the Nordic-Baltic region
In a first-of-its-kind technical assistance project on Anti-Money Laundering, Norway partnered with the IMF and Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia,…
New Zealand: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation
New Zealand’s economy is in the midst of a necessary, policy-induced slowdown following the strong post-pandemic recovery. With exemplary management…
Coping with climate shocks: Food security in a spatial framework – IMF working paper
In the model, households endogenously respond to negative climate shocks by drawing-down assets, importing food and temporarily migrating to earn…
Brazil: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation
In the first months of 2023, growth was supported by very strong agricultural output, while manufacturing and services were subdued.…
Estonia: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation
After a swift rebound from the pandemic in 2021, Russia’s war on Ukraine has triggered a sharp and broad-based downturn…
Canada: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation
The Canadian economy is decelerating, accompanied by a sharp decline in headline inflation. But, as in other similar countries, core…
Italy: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation
The Italian economy has weathered well the effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine, growing by 3.7 percent in 2022. Private…
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with Norway
Norway experienced one of the highest growth rates among advanced economies last year, and risks remain balanced. Growth is continuing…
World Economic Outlook: Update July 2023 press briefing transcript
Global growth is projected to fall from an estimated 3.5 percent in 2022 to 3.0 percent in both 2023 and…
Euro Area: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation
The euro area economy has shown remarkable resilience in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the largest terms…
Grenada: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation
Grenada’ tourism-dependent economy continued to recover from the pandemic amidst rising energy and food prices. Growth is estimated to have…
IMF: Impact of high energy prices on Germany’s potential output
This paper on Germany was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the…
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with Germany
Washington, D.C., 17 July 2023 Washington, DC: On July 12, 2023, the Executive Board of the...
United Kingdom: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation
The outlook for growth remains subdued. Staff forecasts growth to slow to 0.4 percent in 2023, held back by tighter…
EU Council endorses €100m assistance to North Macedonia
The assistance will contribute to strengthening North Macedonia’s resilience in a challenging economic context. The economy of North Macedonia has…
Ukraine: IMF publishes promising review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF)
According to the IMF, "the authorities have made strong progress toward their commitments under the EFF under challenging conditions, meeting…
ECB Forum: Alfred Kammer’s Remarks on central banking
Lots of the standard macroeconomic relationships broke down following the pandemic. Think about Okun’s law, the link between unemployment and…
Three Uncomfortable Truths For Monetary Policy – 1st IMF Deputy Director Gita Gopinath
"The battle against inflation is very much ongoing, both in the euro area and around much of the world. Headline…
Portugal: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation
Portugal's strong recovery continued till early 2023, but near-term growth is expected to soften. Domestic demand growth is projected to…
IMF Staff Completes a Staff Visit to Albania
The Albanian economy has outperformed expectations in 2022, growing by 4.8 percent, on the back of strong consumer demand, tourism…
Euro Area: IMF Staff Concluding Statement on Common Policies for Member Countries
The euro area economy has shown remarkable resilience in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the largest terms…
United States: IMF Executive Board concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation
The U.S. economy has proven resilient in the face of the significant policy tightening that took place in 2022. Consumer…
Strategic Priorities for the European Capital Markets – IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva
As Prepared for Delivery June 15, 2023 IMF Background Note on CMU for Eurogroup Colleagues,...
Latvia: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission
Accelerating corporate reforms could help reverse Latvia’s decade-long pattern of weak investment.
Lithuania: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission
Persistently higher inflation than the eurozone average—beyond what is consistent with the convergence process—is the most important short-term risk facing…
Norway: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission
The Norwegian economy continues to perform well. Output grew strongly in 2022, and it is projected to expand this year,…