What's New Archive
IMF Staff Concludes Governance Diagnostic for Ghana
November 9 , 2023
At the request of the Ghanaian authorities, an IMF Technical Assistance mission led by Gomiluk Otokwala visited Accra over the period October 16 – 27, 2023 to conduct a Governance Diagnostic.
IMF Reaches Staff Level Agreement with Jordan on a New US$1.2 billion 4-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility
November 9 , 2023
IMF staff and the Jordanian authorities reached a staff-level agreement on a program of economic and structural reforms, supported by a new 4-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement, in the amount of about US$ 1.2 billion.
Remarks of the Managing Director to the 24th Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference
November 9 , 2023
Opening Remarks of the Managing Director to the 24th Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference
China’s Slowing Economy Will Hit Sub-Saharan Africa’s Growth
November 9 , 2023
The country’s economic engagement with the region is evolving, with implications for growth, trade, and investment.
The Third Phase of the G20 Data Gaps Initiative (DGI-3) Starts to Deliver Insights for Action
November 8 , 2023
In October 2022, the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBGs) welcomed the workplan on the DGI-3 and asked the IMF, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the Inter-Agency Group on Economic and Financial Statistics (IAG) to begin work on filling the identified 14 data gaps that impede the ability to develop economic and financial policy to address climate change, financial innovation, and inclusive growth.
IMF Staff Completes 2023 Article IV Mission to Thailand
November 8 , 2023
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Ms. Corinne Deléchat, held the 2023 Article IV Consultation with Thailand between October 24 and November 7, 2023.
Transcript of the Press Briefing on the 2023 China Article IV Consultation Mission
November 7 , 2023
Transcript of the Press Briefing on the 2023 China Article IV Consultation Mission
Seychelles: Technical Assistance Report-Stress Testing the Central Bank Balance Sheet
November 7 , 2023
Country Report No. 2023/363
IMF Executive Board Approves a Proposal to Increase IMF Quotas
November 7 , 2023
The Executive Board approved today a proposal to be considered by the Board of Governors to conclude the 16th General Review of Quotas (16th Review) with a significant increase in quotas.
IMF Staff Completes Second Review under the Stand-By Arrangement and the 2023 Article IV Consultation with Armenia
November 7 , 2023
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Iva Petrova, visited Yerevan during September 13-25 to hold discussions with the Armenian authorities for the 2023 Article IV consultation and the second review under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with Armenia.
IMF Staff Completes 2023 Article IV Mission to the People’s Republic of China
November 7 , 2023
The Chinese economy is projected to grow at 5.4 percent in 2023, reflecting a strong post-COVID rebound. But growth is expected to slow in 2024 to 4.6 percent amid continuing weakness in the property market and subdued external demand.
Central African Republic: First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility, Requests for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Modification of Quantitative Performance Criteria, Rephasing of Access, and Financing Assurance Review-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Central African Republic
November 6 , 2023
Country Report No. 2023/362
Ninth Annual Richard Goode Lecture: Persistence and Transformation in Economic Development
Review Of the Fund's Policy on Multiple Currency Practices—Extension of The Effective Date
November 6 , 2023
Policy Paper No. 2023/046
IMF Staff and Paraguayan Authorities Reach Staff-Level Agreement on the Second Review of the Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) and on a request for access under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF)
November 6 , 2023
The IMF team and Paraguayan authorities reached staff-level agreement on a request for access under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (SDR 302.1 million) and the second review under the Policy Coordination Instrument. The IMF’s Executive Board will consider these requests in the coming weeks.
Resilience and Sustainability Trust – 2023 Contribution Agreements with Italy, Luxembourg, Oman, and the United Kingdom
November 6 , 2023
Policy Paper No. 2023/044
How to Implement Electronic Fiscal Reporting (Fiscalization)
November 6 , 2023
How-To Note No 2023/003
IMF Staff Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Sierra Leone on the Eighth Review of the Extended Credit Facility
November 6 , 2023
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Christian Saborowski, visited Freetown from September 25 to October 6, 2023, for the eighth review of Sierra Leone’s financial and economic program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement, approved on November 30, 2018 (see Press Release No. 18/446).
Green Innovation and Diffusion: Policies to Accelerate Them and Expected Impact on Macroeconomic and Firm-Level Performance
November 6 , 2023
Staff Discussion Notes No. 2023/008