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Managing Director’s Opening Remarks at United Kingdom Article IV Press Conference
United Kingdom: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2020 Article IV Mission
Blog: How COVID-19 Will Increase Inequality in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies
IMF Staff Completes a Virtual Fifth and Sixth Extended Credit Reviews Mission with Guinea
IMF and the Banco de España Amend Agreement to Increase Lending to Low-Income Countries by an Additional SDR 750 Million
IMF Staff and Jordan Reach Staff-Level Agreement on the First Review Under the Extended Fund Facility
The Local Stress Index: A New Tool to Summarize Local Market Conditions, and an Application to the South African Local Market
Seven Things to Know About Fiscal Challenges in the Middle East and Central Asia
IMF Executive Board Completes the Sixth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for Niger and Approves a US$19.9 Million Disbursement
IMF Executive Board Completes the Second Review Under the Policy Coordination Instrument for Cabo Verde
IMF Staff Completes Virtual Review Mission to Rwanda
Blog: Chart of the WeekFirms’ Environmental Performance in Times of Crisis
Remarks by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at the Meeting of the Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors of the Gulf Cooperation Council
October 25, 2020
the global economy, after the shock of dramatic lockdown, has started its ascent from the depths of the crisis, but it will be long, uneven and prone to setbacks. “The resurgence of the virus in Europe and the U.S. demonstrates very clearly that the course of the pandemic plays a significant role in the long ascent. Global growth this year is projected to be negative 4.4 percent, an upward revision of 0.8 percent compared to our June forecast, but of course still very weak. We project a partial recovery in 2021, with growth of 5.2 percent, which is 0.2 percent below our June projection.
Crisis and Opportunities: New Finance and New Economy in a New Situation
Sudan : Staff-Monitored Program-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sudan
October 23, 2020
Country Report No. 2020/289
Blog: Emerging and Frontier Markets: Policy Tools in Times of Financial Stress
Transcript of October 2020 Western Hemisphere Regional Economic Outlook Press Briefing
Transcript of October 2020 Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook Press Briefing
Blog: Pandemic Persistence Clouds Latin America and Caribbean Recovery
Sub-Saharan Africa Faced with Regaining Lost Ground
October 22, 2020
The global pandemic has put intense pressure on economies across sub-Saharan Africa.