Last Updated: April 16, 2008

The IMF's Economic Analysis and Policy Advice

Outdoor market in Kota Baharu, Malaysia. Many countries are currently struggling with high food prices. (photo: Steven Vidler/Eurasia Press/Corbis)

A rise in food prices of 48 percent since end-2006 is a huge increase that may undermine gains the international community has made in reducing poverty, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn has warned.

Opinion

IMF Says Financial Losses May Swell to $945 Billion

April 8, 2008
"Everybody has learned a lot...We have all to be a little bit humble on the analysis of the crisis, because it has been a very, very complex crisis."

Jaime Caruana,
Director, IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department

Countering Global Economic Crisis

March 3, 2008
The IMF has not "issued a blanket call for countries to eschew sound macroeconomic policies in favor of short-term spending initiatives."

Kalpana Kochhar,
Senior Advisor, IMF Asia and Pacific Department

IMF Should Act as Global Financial Anchor

February 14, 2008
"The IMF needs to move decisively on financial stability issues and be more proactive to help prevent and mitigate future crises."

Age Bakker and Perry Warjiyo,
Executive Directors of the IMF from the Netherlands and Indonesia

The Case for a Targeted Fiscal Boost

January 30, 2008
"In a sense, medium-term fiscal policy is all about saving for a rainy day. It is now raining."

IMF Managing Director,
Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Strategy and Overview

Global Cooperation Needed

February 13, 2008
IMF's Managing Director is urging countries to work together to counter global slowdown.

Country Analysis

Slowing Down

February 27, 2008
Germany's economy is expected to grow by 1.5 percent of GDP in 2008.

Advice for Canada

February 25, 2008
More interest rate cuts may be needed to counteract slowdown in United States.

Grappling with Success

February 13, 2008
India's stellar economic performance is attracting large capital inflows.

Factsheet: Understanding IMF surveillance

Factsheet: The 2007 decision on bilateral surveillance

Cross-Country Analysis

What Makes Growth Sustained?

March 2008
An analysis of economic growth in 140 countries.

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Spotlight

IMF Predicts Slower World Growth Amid Serious Market Crisis

April 9, 2008
The IMF's April 2008 World Economic Outlook said the IMF expects world growth to slow to 3.7 percent in 2008.

Commodity Prices on the Rise

March 20, 2008
Commodity prices have continued their rapid ascent this year.

Macro-Financial Linkages

Linkages between Canada and the United States

January 1, 2008
Close to a quarter of financing by Canadian corporations is raised south of the border.

Exchange Rates

Guidelines for Currency Unions

June 21, 2007
The IMF will assess whether currency union policies promote external stability.

Report Examines IMF's Exchange Rate Advice

May 28, 2007
The Independent Evaluation Office notes that while the IMF's advice on exchange rates has improved, "effectiveness gaps" persist.

IMF Improves Tools for Exchange Rate Analysis

March 19, 2007
Giving countries firm guidance on how to manage exchange rates is far from straightforward.

Looking at Currency Misalignment

March 19, 2007
IMF's work on multilateral exchange rate analysis provides helpful guidance to analysis at the country level.