Washington, DC: On July 28, 2025 the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for Saudi Arabia. [1] ...

As its economic diversification advances, Saudi Arabia has shown strong resilience to external shocks. Non-oil economic activities continue to expand, inflation is contained, and unemployment has ...

The updated System of National Accounts better captures digitalization, intangible assets, and global production—helping ...

Global growth is projected at 3.0 percent for 2025 and 3.1 percent in 2026, an upward revision from the April 2025 World ...

This capacity development (CD) report assesses the fiscal implications of fuel subsidies in the Republic of Congo and proposes actionable measures to sustainably reduce their large and negative ...

A technical assistance mission assisted the State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan (SSC) in developing the system of quarterly national accounts. It did so by reviewing the compilation of quarterly ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Mali on July 30, 2025. The authorities need more time to consider the publication of the Staff ...

Global trade developments continue to shape the outlook. Following an unprecedented escalation in tariffs imposed on the rest of the world in April, the United States partly reversed course, pausing ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) with Canada on July 18, 2025 without convening formal discussions.

An IMF staff team concluded its visit to Bogotá following a series of constructive discussions with the Colombian authorities on recent economic developments, outlook, risks, and policy priorities.

The technical assistance mission supported the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten in strengthening its capacity to assess banking sector resilience through the development of a new macro-stress ...

This Selected Issues Paper reviews Ethiopia’s tax system, highlighting its persistently low tax-to-GDP ratio despite sustained economic growth. It benchmarks Ethiopia’s revenue performance against ...