Output declines caused by economic crises are biggest source of long-lasting welfare losses among developing countries (photo: Bruno Morandi/Newscom)
What's New
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Second Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Requests for Waivers of Applicability and Modification of Performance Criteria—Staff Report
May 17, 2013
Country Report 
FY2014-FY2016 Medium-Term Budget
May 17, 2013
IMF Policy Paper
Inclusive Growth and the Incidence of Fiscal Policy in Mauritius — Much Progress, But More Could be Done
May 17, 2013
Working Paper
SDR Rates for May 17
Key Issues
Financial Crisis
Reforming the IMF’s Governance
Globalization
Lending
Advanced Economies
Emerging Markets
Low-Income Countries
Technical Assistance
Fiscal Issues at the IMF
Featured Events
IMF Book Launch and Seminar: The Eastern Caribbean Economic and Currency Union: Macroeconomics and Financial Systems
May 9, 2013
Financial Structure: The Issues
May 17, 2013
Call For Papers—Asia: Challenges of Stability and Growth
Call For Papers—Housing, Stability, and the Macroeconomy: International Perspectives
Executive Board Calendar
Highlights
- "Together for a New Mali," Speech by Min Zhu
- Blog: The Evolving Role of the Banking Systems in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
- Nemat Shafik: Six Key Elements of Success in Tackling Long-term Problems
- Blog: After a Golden Decade, Can Latin America Keep Its Luster?
- Guest Bloggers on Rethinking Macroeconomic Policy:
- George A. Akerlof | David Romer | Joseph E. Stiglitz
- Blog by Olivier Blanchard: Rethinking Macroeconomic Policy
Christine Lagarde on Stability and Growth for Poverty Reduction
World Economic Outlook
April 2013Hopes, Realities, and Risks
WEO data forum
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Finance & Development
March 2013
"The Middle East: Focus on the Future"
Back to Basics: F&D explains some fundamental concepts of economics
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