Artificial intelligence is entering a new phase in which systems can act autonomously on behalf of users. These “agentic” AI systems can interpret objectives, break them into tasks, and interact with ...

To weather the shock, policymakers should ensure that any near-term measures are time-bound and targeted at the most ...

This paper applies the IMF’s Integrated Policy Framework (IPF) to the Czech Republic with the aim of contributing to the use of scenario analysis at the Czech National Bank (CNB). The paper identifies ...

The IMF Executive Board completed the fifth review under Ecuador’s 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement, enabling an immediate disbursement of about US$400 million.

Countries face vastly different exposure to higher oil prices and supply uncertainty, shaped by whether they import or export, and how much policy space they have to respond ...

The world faces the spillovers from the war in the Middle East. In addition to the human toll, its economic effects are global and uneven, once again hitting the poorest and most vulnerable countries ...

This Note documents Greece’s comprehensive tax administration reform journey over 2010–2025, showing how sustained reform under crisis conditions translated institutional change and digital innovation ...

Trade policy uncertainty (TPU) has reached record highs in recent years. This paper builds granular TPU measures for several ASEAN economies that distinguish between protectionist and trade ...

This Selected Issues Paper analyzes productivity and long-run growth in Liechtenstein. Despite among the highest labor productivity levels in Europe, growth has been weak over an extended period, ...

Liechtenstein faces long-term fiscal pressures from population aging, climate transition, and enhanced security requirements. Using a Marginal Abatement Cost Curve framework, cohort-component ...

IMF Senior Resident Representative in the Republic of Türkiye since January 2024. Joined the IMF in 2002 and served in various positions at the European, Western Hemisphere, African, and Strategy and ...