This web page provides information on the activities of the Office, views of the IMF staff, and the relations between Yemen and the IMF. Additional information can be found on Yemen and IMF country page, including official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English that deal with Yemen.
Yemen and the IMF
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Why Improving Fiscal Institutions is Critical to the Middle East and Central Asia
October 28, 2019
In the decade since the global financial crisis, countries in the Middle East and Central Asia have grappled with rising deficits and debt, with overall fiscal balances for the region turning from a surplus of about 10 percent of GDP in 2008 to consistently negative in recent years. Fiscal challenges have also arisen in the context of underdeveloped and ineffective fiscal institutions. The latest Regional Economic Outlook explores how these institutions relate to fiscal outcomes.
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Assessing Oil and Non-Oil GDP Growth from Space: An Application to Yemen 2012-17
October 11, 2019
Author/Editor:Majdi Debbich
Series:Working Paper No. 19/221 -
IMF Staff Concludes Visit on Yemen
July 19, 2019
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The Economic Outlook of the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in Five Charts
April 29, 2019
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Laying the Foundations of Good Fiscal Management in the Arab World
February 9, 2019
Regional Economic Outlook
October 28, 2019
The impact on growth in the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAP) region from global headwinds remains muted thus far, while growth in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) region is stable. However, growth is too low to meet the needs of growing populations, while risks to the outlook have increased. They include global trade uncertainties, volatile oil prices, geopolitical tensions, and domestic vulnerabilities in some countries.Read the Report