A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or ‘mission’), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken as part of ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Roberto Cardarelli conducted discussions with the Moroccan authorities in Rabat on the 2025 Article IV Consultation from January 27 to February 7 ...

For the Middle East and North Africa, we expect growth to rebound to about 3.6 percent in 2025, driven by a recovery in oil production and an easing of regional conflicts. However, as with the global ...

Digital money and digital payments innovations have the potential for improving cross-border payments by reducing costs, enhancing speed, and improving transparency. This note performs an empirical ...

A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or ‘mission’), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken as part of ...

Innovation and a strong reform drive have strengthened Benin’s resilience to regional and global challenges and supported ...

On February 5, 2025, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with the Republic of Korea.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Nicaragua ...

End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do ...

An IMF team led by Jean-François Dauphin visited Brussels to conduct the 2025 Article IV consultation with Belgium. The mission’s discussions (January 22-February 3) took place before the formation of ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the first review of the arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Liberia, allowing Liberia to draw SDR 34.3 ...

Sources: Bloomberg, Haver, National Treasury South Africa, SARB, World Bank, and IMF staff calculations. 1/ Per-capita GDP figures are computed using STATS SA mid-year population estimates. 2/ ...