What's New Archive
A Framework for Systemwide Liquidity Analysis
May 17, 2024
Working Paper No. 2024/104
New Perspectives on Quantitative Easing and Central Bank Capital Policies
May 17, 2024
Working Paper No. 2024/103
IMF Executive Board Completed the Interim Review of the Resilience and Sustainability Trust and Review of Adequacy of Resources
May 17, 2024
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the interim review of the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) and review of Adequacy of RST Resources on May 8, 2024.
Development Committee: The Managing Director's Written Statement April 2024
May 17, 2024
Policy Paper No. 2024/027
IMF Staff Concludes Staff Visit with Qatar
May 17, 2024
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Ran Bi, visited Doha during April 30–May 09, 2024, to gather facts on recent economic and financial sector developments, the outlook and the authorities’ policy actions and plans
Financing CESEE’s Growth Ambition
May 17, 2024
Keynote Speech by Alfred Kammer, Director, European Department, IMF at the joint Bank of Slovenia-IMF Conference, Portorož; May 17, 2024
Gender Inequality in the WAEMU
May 17, 2024
Selected Issues Paper No. 2024/016
Climate Change in the WAEMU
May 17, 2024
Selected Issues Paper No. 2024/015
Recent Challenges to the Conduct of Monetary Policy in the WAEMU
May 17, 2024
Selected Issues Paper No. 2024/013
Key Banking System Risks in the WAEMU
May 17, 2024
Selected Issues Paper No. 2024/014
Securing Fiscal Discipline and Credibility in WAEMU
May 17, 2024
Selected Issues Paper No. 2024/012
Transcript of IMF Press Briefing
May 16, 2024
Good morning, everyone, both to those of us here in person and also those joining us online. Welcome to this IMF Press Briefing. I am Julie Kozack, Director of Communications at the IMF. As usual, this briefing is embargoed until 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time in the U.S. I will start with some announcements and then we'll move to your questions in person, on Webex, or through the Press Center.
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation with Mauritius
May 16, 2024
On May 15, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Mauritius.
Iraq: 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Iraq
May 16, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/128
Iraq: Selected Issues
May 16, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/129
IMF Staff Completes 2024 Article IV Mission to Singapore
May 16, 2024
IMF Staff Completes 2024 Article IV Mission to Singapore
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation with Iraq
May 15, 2024
Domestic stability has improved since the new government took office in October 2022, facilitating the passage of Iraq’s first three-year budget, which entailed a large fiscal expansion starting in 2023. This supported the strong recovery in Iraq’s non-oil economy after a contraction in 2022, while Iraq was largely unaffected by the ongoing conflict in the region. Domestic inflation declined to 4 percent by end-2023, reflecting lower international food prices, the currency revaluation as of February 2023, and the normalization in trade finance. However, imbalances have worsened due to the large fiscal expansion and lower oil prices.
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation with St. Kitts and Nevis
May 15, 2024
Despite a continued strong tourism performance, growth fell to 3.4 percent in 2023 (from 8.8 percent in 2022) due to delays in public and private sector investment projects. Higher food and oil prices and shipping costs pushed average inflation to 3.6 percent, which subsided at end-2023. The current account deficit narrowed to 5.4 percent of GDP in 2023 (from 10.9 percent in 2022) supported by the robust tourism recovery.
St. Kitts and Nevis: 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release and Staff Report
May 15, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/126
St. Kitts and Nevis: Selected Issues
May 15, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/127