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Social Protection and the IMF
- Implementation Plan in Response to the Board-Endorsed Recommendations for the IEO Evaluation Report - "The IMF and Social Protection"
- Guidance Note on IMF Engagement on Social Safeguards in Low-Income Countries
Achieving Economic Diversification in Low-Income Countries
Infrastructure Seminars
This seminar series provides a forum for leading experts to share latest insights on key policy issues related to public infrastructure.
Learn More Developing Economies Seminars
A flagship seminar at the Fund, the Developing Economies Seminar Series focuses on topical policy issues for developing countries and is a platform for economists to discuss and share their knowledge, with a strong policy angle.
Learn More IMF Lending
IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under the ECF Arrangement with Guinea-Bissau, Approves US$ 4.3 Million Disbursement, and Augments Access and Extends Arrangement:
The extension and augmentation will help anchor macroeconomic stability during the upcoming election period, support reforms focused on revenue mobilization and addressing gaps in essential infrastructure, and help meet balance of payments needs.
DFID/IMF Project
The IMF has partnered with the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) to study critical macroeconomic policy issues in low-income countries to promote sustainable and inclusive growth in low-income countries.
Learn MoreResearch and Publications
- Trends and Challenges in Infrastructure Investment in Low-Income Developing Countries (November 7, 2017)
- Inequality in Financial Inclusion and Income Inequality (November 8, 2017)
- Can They Do It All? Fiscal Space in Low-Income Countries (May 5, 2017)
- Natural Disasters and Food Crises in Low-Income Countries: Macroeconomic Dimensions (March 16, 2016)
- The Welfare Multiplier of Public Infrastructure Investment (February 29, 2016)
- Financial Development, Inequality and Poverty: Some International Evidence (February 19, 2016)
Policy Papers
- Pursuing Women's Economic Empowerment (May 31, 2018)
- A Window of Opportunity Remains Open: The Managing Director’s Global Policy Agenda Update (April 19, 2018)
Speeches
- Statement to the UN High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment (September 19, 2017)
- Addressing Corruption with Clarity (September 18, 2017)
- The Task of Building Stronger, More Inclusive Growth (March 18, 2017)
- Generating Public Revenue to Build Resilient Economies (February 12, 2017)
- Doubling Down on Development Speech by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde (July 14, 2016)
News/Blogs
- Policies to Ensure Asia's Sustained Economic Success (May 25, 2018)
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Firming Up the Economic Recovery (May 11, 2018)
- IMF Sets Out Policy Steps to Reduce Vulnerabilities and Raise Sub-Saharan Africa's Medium-Term Growth (May 8, 2018)
- Managing Debt Vulnerabilities in Low-Income and Developing Countries (March 22, 2018)
- Building a More Resilient and Inclusive Global Economy (April 12, 2017)
- Delivering on the 2030 Agenda (October 9, 2016)
Factsheets
- IMF Support for Low-Income Countries
- IMF and the Sustainable Development Goals
- Poverty Reduction Strategy in IMF-supported Programs
- Debt Relief Under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
- Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust
