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Belize: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission

February 27, 2024
Belize's economy has continued to perform well. After growing strongly by 17.9 percent in 2021 and 8.7 percent in 2022, real GDP is estimated to have continued to grow robustly by 4.5 percent in 2023 led by the expansion of the tourism, construction, retail and wholesale trade, transport, and business process outsourcing sectors. As a result, real GDP was 16 percent above pre-pandemic levels in 2023 and the unemployment rate declined from 14 percent in 2020 to 3.4 percent in 2023. The fiscal position also strengthened. Public debt fell from 103 percent of GDP in 2020 to 66 percent in 2023, driven by strong nominal GDP growth, a substantial improvement in the primary fiscal balance, a debt for marine protection swap with The Nature Conservancy, and a discount in Belize's Petrocaribe debt with Venezuela.  

Tax Administration: Essential Analytics for Compliance Risk Management

February 26, 2024
Technical Notes and Manuals No. 2024/001  

Opening Remarks by Deputy Managing Director Bo Li at the Pacific Islands High Level Conference on Charting the Course Towards Shared Prosperity

February 25, 2024
Opening Remarks by Deputy Managing Director Bo Li at the Pacific Islands High Level Conference on Charting the Course Towards Shared Prosperity, February 26, 2024, Fiji  

Rise of Digital Money: Implications for Pacific Island Countries

February 25, 2024
Departmental Paper No 2024/003  

The Changing Landscape of Crypto Assets—Considerations for Regulatory and Supervisory Authorities

February 23, 2024
Crypto assets have implications for macroeconomic and financial stability that are mutually interactive and reinforcing. Therefore, a comprehensive policy and regulatory response is necessary to address the risks of crypto assets.  

Navigating the Evolving Landscape between China and Africa’s Economic Engagements

February 23, 2024
Working Paper No. 2024/037  

An Integrated Policy Framework (IPF) Diagram for International Economics

February 23, 2024
Working Paper No. 2024/038  

Determinants of Zombie Banks in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies

February 23, 2024
Working Paper No. 2024/036  

A New Measure of Central Bank Independence

February 23, 2024
Working Paper No. 2024/035  

IMF Staff Completes 2024 Article IV Consultation to Kiribati

February 23, 2024
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Yinqiu Lu, visited Tarawa, Kiribati for the 2024 Article IV Consultation during February 9–21, 2024. The discussions with the authorities covered recent developments, the economic outlook, and future policy priorities. At the end of the visit, Ms. Lu issued the following statement:  

IMF Staff Completes 2024 Article IV Mission to Mauritius

February 23, 2024
The Mauritian economy rebounded strongly from the pandemic, while inflationary pressures eased in 2023, with annual inflation averaging 7.0 percent. The outlook for growth remains favorable, albeit risks are on the downside.  

IMF Staff Completes 2024 Article IV Mission to Mauritius

February 23, 2024
The Mauritian economy rebounded strongly from the pandemic, while inflationary pressures eased in 2023, with annual inflation averaging 7.0 percent. The outlook for growth remains favorable, albeit risks are on the downside.  

Sri Lanka’s Economic Reform Program is Starting to Work—Keep at It for a Full Recovery

February 22, 2024
Op-ed by IMF's Krishna Srinivasan and Peter Breuer, Originally published on Sunday Times in Sri Lanka on February 22, 2024  

Transcript of IMF Press Briefing

February 22, 2024
Welcome to the IMF press briefing, both to those here in the room and those of you joining us online. My name is Julie Kozak. I am the director of the IMF's Communications Department.  

Statement by the First Deputy Managing Director on Argentina

February 22, 2024
Statement by the First Deputy Managing Director on Argentina  

Statement by the First Deputy Managing Director on Argentina

February 22, 2024
Statement by the First Deputy Managing Director on Argentina  

IMF Holds Informal Board Briefing on Iran, Myanmar, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen

February 22, 2024
In line with the standard procedures for members whose Article IV consultations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are delayed, on February 22, 2024, the Executive Board was briefed by staff on economic developments in Iran, Myanmar, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen.  

Cameroon: Request for an Arrangement under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Cameroon

February 22, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/053  

Not Your Grandmother’s Industrial Policy: Michele Ruta

February 22, 2024
Economists have been predicting the return of industrial policy of late- and there’s no question it’s back, but what does today’s industrial policy look like? Michele Ruta is a trade expert at the IMF, and along with some colleagues compiled a new dataset that shows the extent to which new industrial policies are being used and what their real impact might be on the global economy.  

A Framework for Monitoring of and Reporting for External Project Loans in Developing Countries

February 22, 2024
Technical Notes and Manuals No. 2024/003  

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