Artificial intelligence is entering a new phase in which systems can act autonomously on behalf of users. These “agentic” AI ...

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

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 ...

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 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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As of October 2025, the World Economic Outlook database and supporting documents will be accessible through the IMF Data portal.

The Western Hemisphere started 2026 on a solid footing. In most countries, growth was at potential and inflation was close to target. Last year’s shocks from US tariffs were managed well, and export ...