The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released the results of the 2025 Financial Access Survey (FAS), accompanied by the ...

This paper investigates the macroeconomic implications of the rising wave of investment in information and communication technology (ICT)—including AI-related hardware and software—in the U.S. economy ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the third review of the EFF arrangement for Ecuador. Program performance remains strong. All ...

Grenada’s economy continues to navigate elevated global uncertainties well in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl.

Thank you, President Lee Jae Myung, for the opportunity to share the IMF’s latest global economic outlook with APEC leaders, whose economies together represent about 61 percent of global GDP. As Korea ...

Thank you, Prime Minister Anwar. Your majesty, heads of state, ladies and gentlemen! It is a great honor to be with you today and celebrate ASEAN’s progress and tremendous promise. With a collective ...

On October 23, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for Mexico. The authorities have consented to the publication of the Staff Report ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This paper investigates the effects of withholding taxes on cross-border trade in services, using a newly compiled dataset ...

It’s being called the “shadow pandemic”—an increase in physical, sexual and emotional abuse of women is taking place amid the lockdowns and societal turmoil caused by the global health crisis. The ...

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today her intention to appoint Mr. Christian Mumssen as Director of the Strategy, Policy, and Review ...

This paper explores how central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could enhance the delivery of social safety nets (SSNs). It assesses CBDC design features and their implications for payment ...

This paper empirically examines the dynamic linkages between financial conditions and economic growth across 18 major emerging market economies over the last two decades and the role that fiscal and ...