An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Christian Saborowski, visited Freetown from April 8 to 12, 2024, to hold discussions with the Sierra Leonean authorities on their request for ...

Traditionally, a divergence between asset price volatility and uncertainty has preceded volatility spikes, which could occur ...

The Latin America and the Caribbean region has shown remarkable resilience in the face of recent global challenges, rebounding more strongly than expected from the pandemic. Growth is now moderating, ...

Despite gloomy predictions, the global economy remains remarkably resilient, with steady growth and inflation slowing almost as quickly as it rose. The journey has been eventful, starting with ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) endorsed today the recommendations of the IMF staff paper “Policy Reform Proposals to Promote the Fund’s Capacity to Support Countries ...

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Albert Touna Mama, hold discussions with the Central African Republic (CAR)’s authorities in Bangui from April 03-12, 2024, and then in ...

Global public debt edged up to 93 percent of GDP in 2023 and remained 9 percentage points above the prepandemic level. The increase was led by the two largest economies, United States and China, where ...

Since the last Annual Meetings, in Marrakech, the global financial and economic outlook has improved. Inflation has fallen. Financial conditions have eased. And risks to the global outlook are ...

The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database contains selected macroeconomic data series from the statistical appendix of the World Economic Outlook report, which presents the IMF staff's analysis and ...

The global economy has shown remarkable resilience, and appears headed for a soft landing. But buffers have been eroded, growth prospects are lackluster, and vulnerable countries are at risk of ...