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 ...

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 ...

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.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ernesto Ramirez Rigo, visited Beirut, Lebanon, from September 22 to 25, to discuss recent economic developments and progress on key reforms.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...