An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Alexander Tieman visited Yerevan from September 17-30, 2025, to conduct discussions for the Sixth review under the current Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) ...

The region has proved unexpectedly resilient, aided by a front-loading of exports, technology investment, and policy support. To sustain strong and durable growth, it must now rebalance more toward ...

Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic growth is projected to hold steady at 4.1 percent in 2025, with a modest pickup expected in 2026. This reflects ongoing progress in macroeconomic stabilization and reform ...

The global economy is undergoing a profound transformation, with major changes in the international frameworks that have long underpinned it. Sweeping policy shifts across many areas are reshaping ...

Dialing down uncertainty, reducing vulnerabilities, and investing in innovation, can help deliver durable economic gains ...

Policymakers should strengthen oversight of nonbank financial intermediaries, whose increasing interconnectedness with banks ...

The Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable (GSDR) met today and reviewed progress on the work to improve debt restructuring processes and timelines, and to help address debt vulnerabilities ...

Stronger fiscal and monetary policy frameworks and more developed local currency debt markets have supported emerging market ...

Policymakers should enhance market surveillance through systemic risk monitoring including stress testing and scenario ...

Our analysis, in the context of Brazil’s latest yearly economic review (the Article IV consultation), shows that concerns ...

On 14 October 2025, the Regional Financing Arrangements (RFAs) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) marked a significant milestone with the convening of their 10th Annual High-Level Dialogue.

Spending more efficiently and reallocating public funds toward investment and innovation can be a powerful growth strategy ...