An economic recovery is underway, mainly driven by infrastructure projects financed by development partners. However, structural vulnerabilities remain a significant challenge to Tuvalu’s economic ...

The paper documents recent changes in trade flow dynamics between Mexico, the U.S. and China, focusing on the period around 2017-2023. Using product-level bilateral trade data, the paper studies ...

With increasing debt vulnerabilities, domestic debt may become an important—though still distinct––part of debt restructurings. This paper aims to contribute to the discourse by examining the factors ...

This paper provides evidence that rising misallocation in the R&D sector contributed to the recent slowdown in U.S.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Djibouti and ...

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today that Ceyla Pazarbasioglu intends to retire as Director of the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Joong Shik Kang, conducted discussions for the 2025 Article IV Consultation with Romania during September 3-12.

This paper revisits labor tax wedge issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in light of recent changes to minimum wages and social security contribution (SSC) rates. Using detailed information, it ...

The government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has made strides in addressing the vulnerabilities and challenges it faces as a small, fragile, and remote island state.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for Guatemala.

More than 15 years after the global financial crisis, the banking and financial system looks safer. But it’s also evolving in ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Constant Lonkeng, visited Antananarivo during September 4–10, 2025, to assess recent economic developments and the outlook, take stock of the 2025 ...