What's New Archive
Value Added Tax in the Extractive Industries
October 27, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/221
Public Support for Climate Change Mitigation Policies: A Cross Country Survey
October 27, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/223
Morocco: Request for an Arrangement Under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; Supplement; Staff Statement; and Statement by the Executive Director for Morocco
October 27, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/354
Albania: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission
October 27, 2023
The Albanian economy has emerged as one of the stronger performers in the region.
Costa Rica: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission, Fifth Review under the Extended Fund Facility, and Second Review Under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility Arrangement
October 27, 2023
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Mr. Ding Ding, visited San Jos é during October 18–27.
IMF Staff Completes the First Review of the Arrangements under the Extended Fund Facility and Extended Credit Facility for the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and Concludes an Arrangement under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility
October 27, 2023
An IMF mission led by Mr. Felix Fischer held discussions on the first review of the program supported by the Extended Fund Facility and the Extended Credit Facility arrangements, approved by the IMF Executive Board on January 25, 2023 for a total amount of SDR 64.40 million, approximately US$ 86.9 million over 42 months and a new program supported by the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF).
IMF Managing Director Appoints Romy Bowers as Director of the Office of Risk Management
October 27, 2023
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today her intention to appoint Ms. Romy Bowers as Director of the Office of Risk Management (ORM). Ms. Bowers will succeed Brenda Boultwood and is expected to take up her appointment on January 8, 2024.
Shocks and Capital Flows: Policy Responses in a Volatile World
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Benin on a New Program under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) and the Third Review under the Extended Fund Facility and the Extended Credit Facility Arrangements
October 26, 2023
IMF has reached staff-level agreement with Benin on the Third Review of Benin’s ongoing EFF/ECF and a new program under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF).
Suriname: Financial Stability Report
October 25, 2023
High Level Summary Technical Assistance Report No. 2023/015
IMF Staff Concludes Staff Visit to Zimbabwe
October 25, 2023
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Wojciech Maliszewski conducted a staff visit in Harare during October 18–25, 2023 to discuss recent economic developments and the economic outlook.
Suriname: Technical Assistance Report—Financial Stability Report
October 25, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/352
Remarks by the First Deputy Managing Director at the Ninth IMF-WB-WTO Trade Research Conference
October 25, 2023
In her opening speech at the ninth IMF-World Bank-WTO Trade Research Conference, Gita Gopinath highlighted the challenges facing global trade, including historically low trade growth and rising trade barriers. She emphasized the surge in industrial policy and its potential negative impacts, particularly in advanced economies, and the risks associated with trade fragmentation. Gopinath outlined solutions, advocating for promoting trade openness, building resilient supply chains, and mitigating unilateral actions through transparency and cooperation. She underscored the importance of collaboration among international institutions to address these pressing issues and concluded by expressing hope that the ideas discussed at the conference could contribute to shaping global policy debates.
IMF Staff Reaches Staff-level Agreement with Senegal on First Reviews of the Extended Fund Facility and Extended Credit Facility, and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility
October 24, 2023
“I am pleased to announce that we have reached a staff-level agreement on the first reviews of the authorities’ economic program that is supported by the EFF/ECF and the RSF arrangements. The staff-level agreement is subject to IMF Management approval and consideration by the IMF’s Executive Board, which is tentatively scheduled for mid-December 2023. Upon completion of the review, Senegal would have access to SDR 161.8 million (about US$ 212 million) under the EFF/ECF and to SDR 48.54 million (about US$63,7 million) under the RSF.
African Caucus Meeting: Statement by the Chairman of the African Caucus and the Managing Director of the IMF
October 24, 2023
Mr. Olavo Correia, Cabo Verde’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and the First Vice Chair of the African Caucus and Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), recently co-chaired the African Consultative Group meeting on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. They issued the following statement at the conclusion of the Group’s meeting in Marrakech.
Building Resilience in Uncertain Times: Per Jacobsson Lecture
October 24, 2023
With the years of access to cheap money behind them and the effects of climate change and geopolitical tensions only getting worse, what does resilience look like for emerging market economies? This year’s Per Jacobbson lecture brings together three influential thinkers to discuss how countries can work towards economic resilience in an era of greater uncertainty. The talk features Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the Reserve Bank of South Africa, Masood Ahmed, President of the Center for Global Development, and is moderated by Guillermo Ortiz, former Governor of the Bank of Mexico.
Women in Economics and Finance: Debate on the Next Challenges in the EU
October 24, 2023
Hello, and thank you for the opportunity to participate in today's important event during the European Gender Equality Week. Let me start by stating the obvious. Women's economic and financial empowerment is critical for economic growth, which currently remains well below its pre-pandemic average. We need more women in the workforce. When women have the same opportunity as men to fully participate in the labor market, it is not only good for them: it is good for their families, their communities, and their countries.
Belgium: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission
October 24, 2023
Belgium: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission
Nancy Onyango, Director of the Office of Internal Audit and Inspection, to Leave the IMF
October 23, 2023
Nancy Onyango, Director of the Office of Internal Audit and Inspection (OIA), will leave the Fund on January 29, 2024, when her second term ends, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announced today.
A Framework for Climate Change Mitigation in India
October 20, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/218