Management of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on April 15, 2025 the first review of Haiti’s Staff-Monitored Program (SMP).

A technical assistance (TA) mission was conducted from August 5 to 9, 2024, in response to a request from the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) of the Cayman Islands, to support the improvement ...

Amid trade tensions and high policy uncertainty, the path forward will be determined by how challenges are confronted and ...

Amid heightened uncertainty, policymakers will need to deal with complex trade-offs between debt, slower growth, and new ...

In the latest Global Financial Stability Report, we assess that global financial stability risks have grown significantly, ...

First, Europe should aim for more, not less trade. Preserving openness is crucial given the importance of trade (Figure 5), ...

Tariffs will weigh on the global economy and dent the region’s post-pandemic economic momentum. That’s because exports have ...

In the context of the Fifty-First Meeting of the IMFC that took place in Washington, D.C. on 24th and 25th April, IMFC members welcomed the ongoing efforts to end wars and conflicts, recognizing that ...

Good morning, everyone. Welcome to this IMF press briefing. I am Julie Kozack, Director of the Communications Department. Thank you so very much for joining us this morning and, as usual, we are going ...

Historical experience suggests that stabilizing debt across sub-Saharan Africa is still achievable in most cases, even though debt levels are elevated and vulnerabilities are high. Countries in the ...

A hard-won recovery in sub-Saharan Africa has been overtaken by recent events. The sudden shift in the global outlook has clouded the region’s short-term prospects and made policy even more ...

Global growth is projected to remain broadly steady this year and next, but the outlook is subject to elevated uncertainty as significant policy changes are underway in major economies and ongoing ...