Your Excellencies, Presidents Ruto and Macron, distinguished guests—jambo! It is very appropriate that this Africa Forward ...

The 2003 Article IV Consultation highlights that Lebanon has been facing an unprecedented sovereign-banking-currency crisis, which is ongoing for more than three years. Although the economy showed ...

IMF staff and the Tanzanian authorities reached staff-level agreement on the final reviews of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). Subject to IMF ...

Stablecoins have experienced periods of rapid growth, accelerated links with traditional finance. Without proper regulation, contagion risks to wider financial sector will increase. Global regulation ...

IMF staff and the Honduran authorities have reached staff-level agreement on policies and reforms to complete the fourth and ...

Global public debt could increase to 100 percent of global gross domestic product by the end of the decade if current trends continue, according to projections in our latest Fiscal Monitor. The rising ...

This paper presents Sri Lanka’s Request for an Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). The objectives of the EFF-supported program are to restore macroeconomic stability and debt ...

On May 4, 2026, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Antigua and Barbuda. The authorities have consented to the publication of the ...

The Executive Board approved the second annual distribution of net income, transferring US$1.90 billion (SDR 1.38 billion) from the GRA into the IPAA established in October 2024 as part of a framework ...

Resilience, supervision, and international coordination are essential to safeguarding global financial markets as new AI tools enable attackers ...

This paper provides a bi-annual assessment of efficient fossil fuel prices and subsidies for 170 countries, based on a comprehensive analysis of environmental and other externalities from fuel ...

<p">The informal economy is a global and pervasive phenomenon. Some 60 percent of the world’s population participates in the informal sector. Although mostly prevalent in emerging and developing ...