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Natural resources

Developing Countries Feel Squeeze From Lower Natural Resource Revenue, Falling Foreign Aid

May 4, 2026
Mario Mansour, Fayçal Sawadogo

Fiscal pressures in developing countries make stronger domestic revenue systems more important than ever

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Global Disruptions Are Testing How the World Moves Goods and People
Production and growth

Global Disruptions Are Testing How the World Moves Goods and People

April 29, 2026
IMF Blog Editors

Shipping and flight disruptions highlight new fault lines in the global economy and their costs for growth and livelihoods

How the Middle East War Has Affected Oil Exporters and Importers
Prices

How the Middle East War Has Affected Oil Exporters and Importers

April 22, 2026
Carlos Guevara, Andrew Mayeda, Ken Nakagawa, Andrew Stanley

Countries face vastly different exposure to higher oil prices and supply uncertainty, shaped by whether they import or export, and how much policy space they have to respond

Chart reflecting how US companies grow faster and become larger than in europe
Productivity

Europe Can Regain Its Productivity Edge by Scaling Up

March 12, 2026
Diego Cerdeiro, Stephan Danninger, Morgan Maneely

Capital markets integration, expanding opportunities for workers, and bigger consumer markets will allow companies to grow faster

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Economic growth

Even as Global Uncertainty Surges, Economic Sentiment Remains Positive

November 10, 2025
Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom, Davide Furceri

Amid rising geopolitical rifts and trade tensions, global economic uncertainty has surged, yet sentiment about economic prospects remains positive

Dollar’s Share of Reserves Held Steady in Second Quarter When Adjusted for FX Moves
Reserve currencies

Dollar’s Share of Reserves Held Steady in Second Quarter When Adjusted for FX Moves

October 1, 2025
Glen Kwende, Erin Nephew, Carlos Sánchez-Muñoz

Exchange-rate effects drove nearly all the decline in the US currency’s share of foreign exchange reserves

Poorest Countries and Fragile States Are Increasingly Falling Behind
Poverty reduction

Poorest Countries and Fragile States Are Increasingly Falling Behind

June 26, 2025
Guillaume Chabert, Robert Powell

Support for developing countries should focus on grants and highly concessional loans for the poorest and fragile countries and helping the more advanced crowd in foreign investment and private finance

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