This paper investigates why the post-COVID inflation surge, though globally synchronized, led to widely divergent outcomes across countries. Using cross-country regressions for 130 economies and local ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for the People’s Republic of China—Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) and considered and ...

The Spanish economy has continued to outperform the euro area, with solid growth expected this year despite the adverse impact from the war in the Middle East. Growth should then gradually ease over ...

IMF staff and the Togolese authorities reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies and reforms to complete the combined third and fourth reviews of the authorities’ economic reform program ...

Management of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the third review of the Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) with Haiti, together with the authorities’ request for an extension of the ...

IMF Executive Board completed the second review of Argentina’s 48‑month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement, and concluded the 2026 Article IV consultation.

The WAEMU was among the fastest growing regions in the world in 2025, with low inflation and external reserves at comfortable levels following a sharp recovery. Fiscal deficits narrowed and public ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Manuela Goretti and comprising Clara Arroyo, Florian Misch, Rasmane Ouedraogo, Danila Smirnov, and Maryam Vaziri, conducted discussions during May ...

Governments can protect vulnerable households, keep businesses open, and preserve price signals without straining public finances ...

The Moldovan authorities and IMF staff have reached staff-level agreement on a new non-financing Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) to support Moldova’s policies and reforms. The agreement is ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund concluded the 2026 Article IV consultation with Trinidad and Tobago.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Ms. Iva Petrova has concluded its staff visit to Islamabad between May 13 to 20, 2026. The staff visit focused on recent economic developments, ...