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IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Cabo Verde on Fourth Review under Extended Credit Facility and First Review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility
May 10, 2024
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Mr. Justin Tyson, IMF mission chief for Cabo Verde, visited Praia from May 2 to May 10, 2024, to hold discussion with the authorities on the fourth review of Cabo’s Verde economic program supported by the IMF and the first review under the Resilience and Sustainability Financing (RSF).
Kiribati
May 10, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/103
Kiribati
May 10, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/104
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation with Kiribati
May 10, 2024
Washington, DC – May 10, 2024: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Kiribati.
Barbados: Financial Stability Report
May 10, 2024
High Level Summary Technical Assistance Report No. 2024/018
12th IMF Statistical Forum: Measuring the Implications of AI on the Economy
IMF Staff Completes Mission to Zambia
May 9 , 2024
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission team led by Ms. Vera Martin visited Lusaka from April 24th to May 7th, 2024, to discuss economic and financial policies that could underpin the approval of the Third Review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF)-supported arrangement
IMF Staff Concludes Staff Visit to Kuwait
May 9 , 2024
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Francisco Parodi, held discussions with the Kuwaiti authorities in Kuwait City during April 30 – May 7, 2024.
Nigeria: 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Statement by the Executive Director for Nigeria
May 9 , 2024
Country Report No. 2024/102
Importance of Sound Central Bank Governance Central Bankers and Audit Partners Convene at Hawkamah-IMF Central Bank Governance Forum
May 8 , 2024
Dubai, UAE: In an era marked by unprecedented economic challenges and technological innovation, the role of central bank governance in ensuring price and financial stability has never been more critical, according to central bankers and IMF officials.
Benin: IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on Fourth Review of Extended Fund and Extended Credit Facilities, the First Review of Resilience and Sustainability Facility, and Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation
May 8 , 2024
IMF staff has reached staff-level agreement with Benin on the Fourth Review of Benin’s EFF/ECF and the First Review of the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) and completed the 2024 Article IV consultation.
Paraguay: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2024 Article IV Consultation, Third Review Under the Policy Coordination Instrument, and First Review Under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility
May 8 , 2024
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Mr. Mauricio Villafuerte held meetings with Paraguayan government counterparts, private sector, civil society, and development partners during April 29-May 8, 2024, in the context of the 2024 Article IV consultation, the third review of the Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI), and the first review of the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF.)
IMF Reaches Staff Level Agreement on Sixth Review of Extended Credit Facility with the Democratic Republic of Congo and completes 2024 Article IV
May 8 , 2024
IMF staff and the authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the sixth and last review under the three-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) supported program. IMF staff also completed the 2024 article IV consultation.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission
May 8 , 2024
An IMF staff team, led by Ms. Nan Geng, visited Kingstown during April 23 – May 7, 2024, for the 2024 Article IV consultation discussions on economic developments and macroeconomic policies.
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Papua New Guinea on the Second Reviews of the Extended Credit Facility and the Extended Fund Facility
May 8 , 2024
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Papua New Guinea on the Second Reviews of the Extended Credit Facility and the Extended Fund Facility
South Africa: Fiscal Transparency Evaluation
May 8 , 2024
High Level Summary Technical Assistance Report No. 2024/017
Geopolitics and its Impact on Global Trade and the Dollar
May 7 , 2024
After years of shocks—including the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—countries are reevaluating their trading partners based on economic and national security concerns. Foreign direct investment flows are also being re-directed along geopolitical lines. Some countries are reevaluating their heavy reliance on the dollar in their international transactions and reserve holdings.
Montenegro: 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Montenegro
May 7 , 2024
Country Report No. 2024/101
IMF Executive Board Approves US$71 Million in Emergency Financing Support and Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation with Guinea
May 6 , 2024
The Executive Board approved a disbursement of SDR 53.55 million (about US$71 million) to Guinea under the Exogenous Shocks Window of the Rapid Credit Facility to help Guinea address immediate needs associated with the explosion of the main fuel depot in late 2023.
Saint Lucia: Technical Assistance Report-Report on External Sector Statistics Mission
May 6 , 2024
Technical Assistance Report No. 2024/036