The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the sixth and final review of the Republic of Congo’s arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), which was ...

The CEMAC’s economy lost momentum in 2023. The external position weakened, with the current account shifting to a deficit and foreign reserve accumulation slowing. While inflation continued to ease, ...

Real GDP growth is projected to rebound to 1.4 percent y/y in 2025 and 2.7 percent y/y in 2026. Inflation is expected to remain within the target band.

Improving the business environment, strengthening governance, and reforming the labor market are among the keys to economic ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Ms. Anastasia Guscina conducted discussions with the Surinamese authorities during February 5-14 on policies to complete the ninth and final review of ...

Le FMI organise des cours à l'IMV, en Autriche, principalement à l¿intention des fonctionnaires des pays d'Europe centrale et d'Europe de l'Est et du Sud-Est, du Caucase et d'Asie centrale. Créé en ...

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today that Vitor Gaspar intends to retire as Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department in November 2025.

Namibia’s real GDP is estimated to have grown by 3.5 percent in 2024. The 2023/24 drought depressed agricultural production, causing wide-spread food insecurity and highlighting the importance of ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Ms. Alina Carare and Ms. Lusine Lusinyan, held discussions virtually and in Georgetown for the 2025 Article IV Consultation during February ...

Qatar has been actively preparing to embrace the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI), allowing it to lead its Emerging Market peers in AI readiness. Qatar’s AI exposure has ...

Econometric results suggest that Qatar’s strong capital spending multiplier became less impactful as the stock of capital rose to a high level, likely as the marginal impact declined. This supports ...

This paper develops a Financial Conditions Index (FCI) for Qatar and uses the Growth-at-Risk (GaR) framework to examine the impact of financial conditions on Qatar’s non-hydrocarbon growth. The ...