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• Guatemala: More Investment and Social Spending Needed

  June 8, 2018

  

  Economic growth for Guatemala, Central America’s largest economy, is expected to increase this year. But incomes have not risen enough over the last decade to substantially reduce poverty, said the IMF in its latest economic assessment. 

• Bangladesh: Building a Strong and Inclusive Economy

  June 8, 2018

  

  Bangladesh is undergoing a transformation from a low-income to a middle-income economy. But to keep this momentum going, the country will need to boost productive investment, the IMF said in its annual health check of the economy.

• Thailand's Economic Outlook in Six Charts

  June 8, 2018

  

  Thailand's economic outlook is improving, with growth estimated at 3.9 percent in 2017—the fastest pace since 2013. But to secure growth that benefits everyone, the country will need to raise domestic demand and prepare for the impact of an aging population, the IMF said in its latest report. 

• Europe on an Upswing―in Six Charts

  May 15, 2018

  

  All European economies grew in 2017, and the outlook remains favorable in the short run, says the IMF's latest regional report. But for growth to last beyond the current upswing, European countries have work to do. 

• Five Key Questions: The Caucasus and Central Asia Economic Outlook

  May 14, 2018

  

  According to the IMF’s latest forecast for the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) region, growth was stronger than expected in 2017, but will moderate going forward. What are the main takeaways from the CCA Regional Economic Outlook, and what do they mean moving forward? We answer five key questions.

• Sub-Saharan Africa: Firming Up the Economic Recovery

  May 11, 2018

  

  Sub-Saharan Africa is seeing a modest growth pick up from 2.8 percent in 2017 to 3.4 percent in 2018, the IMF said in its latest economic health check of the region.

• Latin America and Caribbean: Seizing the Momentum

  May 11, 2018

  

  Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is picking up, thanks to stronger demand at home, and a favorable global environment helped also by rebounding commodity prices, the IMF said in its latest regional assessment. 
  
  

• Asia and the Pacific: Good Times, Uncertain Times—A Time to Prepare

  May 9, 2018

  

  Asia continues to be the main engine of the world’s economy, accounting for more than 60 percent of global growth—three-quarters of which comes from China and India alone, according to the IMF's latest regional assessment.

• Five Things to Know About the Economic Outlook for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan

  May 2, 2018

  

  Non-oil growth is gaining traction in oil exporters, while a fragile recovery continues in oil importers across the region, according to the IMF’s latest Regional Economic Outlook.

• Nigeria: Out of Recession and Looking Beyond Oil

  March 15, 2018

  

  Nigeria’s economy is exiting a painful recession, but policy implementation needs to move quickly and comprehensively to facilitate economic recovery and help the country reap its longer-term potential, says the IMF in its latest economic health check of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest economy.

   

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