IMF Country Focus

• Connectedness of the Dutch Economy Leads to Lower GDP Growth Forecast

  May 4, 2020

  

  The Netherlands has one of the most internationally integrated economies inthe world. This interdependence makes the country especially vulnerable to a global crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.
  

• Nigeria’s IMF Financial Assistance to Support Health Care Sector, Protect Jobs and Businesses

  April 30, 2020

  

  The IMF has approved its largest COVID-19 emergency financing package so far—a US$3.4 billion Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) for Nigeria. The country has been hit hard by the coronavirus, particularly because of the associated plunge in the price of oil—Nigeria’s top export commodity.

   

• Six Charts Show How COVID-19 Is an Unprecedented Threat to Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

  April 15, 2020

  

  Sub-Saharan Africa is facing an unprecedented health and economic crisis. One that threatens to reverse the development progress of recent years. Furthermore, by exacting a heavy human toll, upending livelihoods, and damaging business and government balance sheets, the crisis threatens to slow the region’s growth prospects for years to come.

• Malaysia: A Flourishing Fintech Ecosystem

  February 28, 2020

  

  In Malaysia, where annual economic growth has averaged just under 5 percent over the past five years, fintech is a part of everyday life. It is rapidly becoming a central part of the country’s financial sector, with considerable promise for expansion, according to new IMF analysis.

• Japan: Demographic Shift Opens Door to Reforms

  February 10, 2020

  

  Japan’s population is aging and shrinking fast. With a median age of 48.4 years, Japan’s population is the world’s oldest. The Government of Japan projects that there will be almost one elderly person for each person of working age by 2060.

• The Philippines: A Good Time to Expand the Infrastructure Push

  February 6, 2020

  

  Infrastructure improvements will be crucial in the Philippines as the country looks to become an upper-middle income country and reduce poverty rates from 16.6 percent in 2018 to 14 percent by 2022.

• Strengthening Caribbean Regional Integration

  February 4, 2020

  

  Improving regional integration in the Caribbean can help the region’s small-size economies build greater resilience and scale, as well as enhance bargaining power on the global stage.

• Six Charts Explain South Africa's Inequality

  January 30, 2020

  

  South Africa suffers among the highest levels of inequality in the world when measured by the commonly used Gini index. Inequality manifests itself through a skewed income distribution, unequal access to opportunities, and regional disparities. 

• Six Things to Know About Peru's Economy in 2020

  January 14, 2020

  

  Peru continues to be one of Latin America’s best-performing economies, but growth has lost momentum in recent years, due to both domestic and external factors, according to the IMF’s latest annual economic assessment.

• Cambodia: Fiscal Policies Can Further Boost Sustainable Development

  December 27, 2019

  

  Cambodia continues to rank among the fastest growing economies in Southeast Asia and has made significant progress toward meeting its development goals. To underpin further progress, the country would need to channel additional spending into priority sectors like education, health, and physical infrastructure in the context of a sustainable financing plan.

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