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.

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

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Srikant Seshadri, comprising Serhan Cevik, Amit Kara, and Jiaxiong Yao, visited Podgorica during September 15-26 and met with President Jakov ...

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. , ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Zambia faces growing challenges from climate-related natural disasters, particularly floods and droughts, which have become more frequent and severe in recent years. These events disproportionately ...

Precautionary arrangement signals Costa Rica’s very strong policy frameworks and economic achievements, and sets the stage for further gains ...

Central banks support markets or institutions because doing so will help them meet their mandate with regard to the maintenance of price and financial stability. During crises, central banks expand ...