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) ...

When we gathered here six months ago at our Spring Meetings, there was a lot of anxiety about the state of the global economy. I am sure you remember that. Then we predicted a considerable slowdown in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Good morning, everyone. Good evening to all of you worldwide. I am Tatiana Mossot from the IMF Communications Department. I will be your host for today's Fiscal Monitor Press Briefing: spending ...

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 ...

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.

Commodities play a central yet often underappreciated role in shaping macroeconomic fluctuations across both advanced economies (AEs) and emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs), with the ...

Washington, DC. Mr. Hervé Ndoba, Central African Republic’s Minister of Finance and Chair of the African Caucus, and Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF ...