The IMF supported the development of a draft Tax Administration Development Program (TADP) 2026-2030 for the Republic of Tajikistan which outlines a comprehensive strategy to modernize and digitalize ...

Guided by the views of International Monetary Fund (IMF) members representing a majority of the IMF’s total voting power, and consistent with long standing practice, the Managing Director Kristalina ...

The region must respond to energy shocks through disciplined policies that protect the vulnerable and strengthen resilience ...

The region can best cope by protecting vulnerable people, letting prices adjust, anchoring inflation expectations, and ...

Monitored Program (SMP) for Zimbabwe aimed at consolidating recent stabilization gains and strengthening macroeconomic management. The ...

In this speech launching the IMF’s April 2026 Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia, Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department, highlights how the ...

MS. KOZACK: All right. Thank you very much, everyone. Thank you, Managing Director. This concludes our press briefing. The full transcript of the press briefing will be made available on our website.

IMFBlog is a forum for the views of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and officials on pressing economic and policy ...

Middle East conflict intensifies global uncertainty at a time of strained public finances, underscoring the need for policies that preserve future stability ...

Level Agreement on the Fifth Review under the Extended Fund Facility and the Second Review of the Resilience and Sustainability Facility Arrangement ...

We underscore the importance of upholding a rules-based international system, grounded in respect for national sovereignty and the principles of the UN Charter. In view of the profound human and ...

IMF staff and the Argentine authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the second review of the EFF program, unlocking potential access to about US$1 billion. Policy mome ...