Prudent anchors, corrective mechanisms, and supportive institutions can help countries comply with their fiscal rules and ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Emilio Fernandez Corugedo visited Tegucigalpa from September 16 to 26, 2025, to discuss recent economic developments and policy implementation. At the ...

The Compact with Africa (CwA) is an initiative launched in 2017 under Germany’s G20 Presidency to promote private investment in Africa through creating a more attractive environment for private ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for Vanuatu and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting on a lapse-of-time basis. , ...

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

The global economy has so far proven to be resilient in the face of higher tariffs and other major policy shifts. This ...

Labor market and human capital-building reforms are most urgent for most countries. Reforms are needed to build human capital ...

Vanuatu has faced a perfect storm of shocks. The national carrier, Air Vanuatu, went into liquidation in May 2024, the capital city experienced a major earthquake in December 2024, Economic ...

Despite having moderate levels of public debt sovereign spreads, Guatemala is a country with limited levels of public investment efficiency (PIE) that actively constrain much needed infrastructure and ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Nathan Porter, visited Doha during September 8–17, 2025, to discuss recent economic and financial sector developments, the outlook, and the ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Édouard Martin, Mission Chief for Botswana, visited Gaborone and held discussions on the 2025 Article IV consultation from September 15–26, 2025.

Many countries have adopted fiscal rules to foster fiscal discipline, but compliance has been mixed. Recent policy shifts and heightened policy uncertainty further intensify spending pressures and ...