Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today her intention to appoint Mr. Mateusz Szczurek as Director of the European Department (EUR), ...
The subject of central bank independence (CBI) remains a keenly debated topic even decades into its adoption in a growing number of countries. CBI has recently come under renewed scrutiny, including ...
Rising trade tensions, global policy uncertainty, and regional conflicts are presenting challenges to economies in the Middle East and North Africa and Caucasus and Central Asia regions. Policymakers ...
The global economy has faced shock upon shock, testing the resilience of people everywhere. Countries struggling to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic were dealt another blow by Russia’s war on ...
This Diagnostic of Governance and Corruption (DGC) report for Lebanon, conducted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff at the request of Lebanese authorities, assesses the nature and severity ...
Brazil’s economy has remained remarkably resilient in the face of multiple shocks. After slowing in 2025, supporting ...
The Heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group and World Trade Organization met on May 28 as part of the high-level coordination group established in April ...
The IMF Executive Board concluded the 2026 Article IV consultation and approved the review of Costa Rica’s qualification under the Flexible Credit Line arrangement with an access level of about US$1.5 ...
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for Fiji.[1] The authorities have consented to the publication of the Staff Report prepared for this ...
El Directorio Ejecutivo del FMI concluyó la Consulta del Artículo IV de 2026 y aprobó la revisión de los criterios de acceso de Costa Rica en el marco del acuerdo de la Línea de Crédito Flexible con u ...
The Gambian authorities and the IMF team held discussions under the 2026 Article IV consultation and reached staff-level agreement on the fifth review of the authorities’ reform program supported by ...
Good evening to those joining us from Sri Lanka and in Asia, and good morning to colleagues here in DC. Welcome to the press briefing on the IMF Executive Board's completion of the combined 5th and ...