Surges in public debt in many countries since the COVID-19 pandemic have rekindled interest in fiscal consolidations, which often entail difficult policy choices in the face of economic and political ...

COMING SOON Launch of the July 2026 World Economic Outlook Update. The World Economic Outlook (WEO) is a survey of prospects and policies by the IMF staff, usually published twice ...

Tokenization is an area of growing interest in financial services. At its core, it involves issuing assets, recording ownership, and transacting on a blockchain. While simple in concept, its ...

The elevated regional tensions are casting a shadow on Israel’s economy. Growth forecasts for 2026 have been revised down to 3.5 percent from 4.8 percent before the war in the Middle East, while ...

This paper examines how tokenization and distributed ledger technology may transform Financial Market Infrastructures (FMIs) by enabling smart contracts to perform a growing share of functions ...

Swallow and comprising Matteo Ghilardi, Yaroslav Hul, and Marina Mendes Tavares held discussions in Auckland and Wellington during June 18-July 1 for the 2026 Article IV consultation with New Zealand.

End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do ...

While strong fundamentals, such as low public debt, will continue to cushion the economy against shocks, economic growth has been tepid and uneven with a softening labor market, amid a worsening ...

Chapter 4. Sources for Other Components of the 2008 SNA (Tables and Charts) ...