This paper examines the evolving landscape of fiscal rules and fiscal councils worldwide, focusing on developments since the pandemic. Drawing on the latest updates to the IMF’s Fiscal Rules and ...

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement on October 3, 2025, following an informal briefing of the Executive Board on Senegal ...

Can simply exceeding a critical tax-to-GDP threshold bring about an accelerated trajectory of economic growth and development in a country? We conduct new event studies and exploit a richer dataset to ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2025 Article IV consultation with Zimbabwe1. The authorities have consented to the publication of the Staff Report prepared ...

At first glance, the raw data suggest a drop in the dollar’s share of allocated reserves to 56.32 percent at the end of the second quarter from 57.79 percent at the end of the first quarter, down 1.47 ...

Growth accelerated in 2024 supported by a rebound in exports and accommodative policies. However, the successful export-led growth model faces significant new challenges from a more adverse and ...

Amid rising domestic sovereign debt overhang in some emerging and developing economies (EMDEs), this paper underscores the importance of effective domestic sovereign debt restructuring (DDR) ...

On October 1, 2025, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the sixth review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Nepal, allowing the authorities to withdraw a ...

A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Said Bakhache visited the United Arab Emirates and held discussions with the UAE authorities for the 2025 Article IV Consultation ...

The IMF Executive Board today approved the appointment of Mr. Dan Katz as First Deputy Managing Director, with an effective start date of October 6. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva proposed ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation and the second review of the 40-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement for Liberia. The ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Colombia on September 29, 2025.