IMF Country Focus

• Venezuela’s Migrants Bring Economic Opportunity to Latin America

  December 7, 2022

  

  By promptly integrating migrants, the economies of host countries stand to increase their GDP by as much as 4.5 percentage points by 2030.

• As Commodity Prices Surge Again, MENA Countries Can Draw Lessons from the Past

  December 7, 2022

  

  Policymakers have been more restrained in their response to surging commodity prices this time around.

• Russia's War in Ukraine Could Raise Poverty in Caucasus, Central Asia

  November 30, 2022

  

  A decline in remittances from Russia and rising cost of living could push an additional one million people into poverty in the region.

• Gulf Countries Should Maintain Reform Momentum, Despite Oil Boom

  November 29, 2022

  

  Additional revenues from higher energy prices could help the region achieve long-term prosperity by maintaining the recent reform momentum.

• Costa Rica to Tackle Climate Change with New Resilience and Sustainability Facility

  November 15, 2022

  

  Costa Rica is now the first country to benefit from the IMF’s new Resilience and Sustainability Facility to support the country’s climate change reforms.

• Ugandan Climate Activists Fight Deforestation by Planting

  November 10, 2022

  

  Two Ugandan activists are making the case that when communities get involved, climate adaptation doesn’t have to cost much.

• Burundi Strives to Emerge From Waves of Economic Shocks

  November 3, 2022

  

  Burundi's economy is showing resilience, with growth expected to strengthen in 2022.

• How India's Central Bank Helped Spur a Digital Payments Boom

  October 27, 2022

  

  Billions of transactions underscore gains from country’s unique partnerships.

• The Unexpected Rise in Remittances to Central America and Mexico During the Pandemic

  September 21, 2022

  

  Remittances hit record levels in 2021 driven by rising US wages and unemployment insurance relief.

• Smaller Economies in Latin America and Caribbean Face a Bigger Inflation Challenge

  September 19, 2022

  

  As inflation continues to be elevated across Latin America and the Caribbean, the impact on real incomes and purchasing power remains a key challenge, especially for the most vulnerable.

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