Economic growth will remain positive in 2026, but slow to 0.6 percent as higher energy prices weigh on consumption. Growth is expected to recover gradually thereafter, with a stronger rebound expected ...

Austria started to slowly recover in 2025 after two years of recession, but the energy shock due to the Middle East conflict is weighing on the outlook. A large and complex banking sector with ...

The UAE economy has shown remarkable resilience to the conflict in the Middle East, supported by strong buffers, timely and well-targeted policy response including by the government and the CBUAE ...

The UK economy has remained resilient, but the war in the Middle East has dampened near-term growth prospects. Growth is projected to slow to 1.0 percent in 2026 before gradually recovering as the ...

IMF staff and the Yemeni authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the key economic policies and reforms that could underpin a Staff-Monitored Program. The proposed 18-month SMP aims to ...

An IMF staff team visited Dhaka following a request from the government for a new Fund-supported economic reform program. The ...

The largest disruption to the global oil market in decades should have sent prices soaring. But after spiking at the start of the war in the Middle East, crude prices soon settled in a range of $90 to ...

As prepared for delivery A Changing World Thank you. It is a pleasure to be here at the Atlantic Council. The global economy is changing in profound ways. Over the past several years, we have lived ...

The Mauritian economy remains resilient, with growth of 3.2 percent in 2025 and easing inflation in early 2026. However, the near-term outlook has weakened amid heightened global uncertainty and the ...

French startup Mistral AI’s recent financing round was led by ASML, a Dutch maker of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Such cross-border investments—even when small relative to US deals—are not ...

European countries face rising spending pressures and higher interest costs that could sharply increase debt and threaten growth if left unaddressed. The paper argues that maintaining fiscal ...