Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva today announced her intention to appoint Nigel Chalk as Director of the Fund’s Western Hemisphere Department (WHD). Mr Chalk will assume his new role effective ...

This paper analyzes the significance and effectiveness of social spending targets in IMF-supported programs in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2002 to 2024. It highlights the evolution of these targets, ...

Decline in private lending offsets increase in public borrowing; notable differences persist across countries and income groups.

On September 8, 2025, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for ...

The Swiss financial system is large, sophisticated, and of global importance, especially through its asset and wealth management services. It has faced significant challenges since the last FSAP, most ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for Switzerland on September 10, 2025 ...

Panama exhibits high income inequality largely driven by disparities between regions rather than within them. The Panama Canal corridor, including Panama City and Colón, benefits from concentrated ...

On September 5, 2025, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for Mongolia ...

The resource boom is weakening and downside risks to the outlook are rising. In 2023-24, record-high coal exports and robust ...

تخيل أن هناك ثلاثة أصدقاء يجتمعون في المنتدى الروماني. أحدهم متفائل بشأن التكنولوجيا، والثاني يساوره الشك حيالها، والأخير ينظر إلى الصورة الأكبر. ويشرع ثلاثتهم في نقاش حول دور المال الذي تشكله ابتكارا ...

Growth is expected to be subdued in the near term before converging to its potential of 2 percent over the medium term, as tourism growth slows, reflecting capacity constraints, and commodity prices ...

إن العملات الرقمية المستقرة تبشر بإمكانات كبيرة بشأن تحسين مستوى الشمول المالي وكفاءة نظم المدفوعات - وجعل الأمور أصعب على ...