On July 21, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for the United Kingdom ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission team led by Mr. Evan Papageorgiou, IMF Mission Chief for Sri Lanka, visited Colombo during July 21-25, 2025, to discuss recent macroeconomic developments ...

Labor productivity growth has decelerated in the Baltic economies during the past two decades, with the downturn accelerating in recent years. This Selected Issues Paper analyzes the roles of ...

Estonia’s tax mix has been traditionally reliant on consumption taxes—especially VAT—whereas income taxes are a relatively small share of revenue. Recent and expected changes will further shift the ...

This Selected Issues Paper revisits fiscal multipliers for Estonia with a view to highlighting policy trade-offs and providing growth-friendly options for fiscal consolidation. The pandemic triggered ...

IMF staff and Argentine authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the first review of the EFF program, unlocking potential access to about US$2 billion.

El personal técnico del FMI y las autoridades argentinas alcanzaron un acuerdo a nivel de personal técnico sobre la primera revisión del programa respaldado por el Servicio Ampliado del Fondo (SAF, EF ...

The World Economic Outlook (WEO) is a survey of prospects and policies by the IMF staff, usually published twice a year, with ...

Los crecientes desequilibrios en las economías más importantes ponen de relieve la necesidad de concertar ajustes en las ...

The euro area financial system had proven resilient through multiple shocks, supported by significant bank capital and liquidity buffers. While nonbank financial intermediation (NBFI) has expanded ...

2024年，全球经常账户差额与世界GDP之比大幅扩大了0.6个百分点。如果考虑新冠疫情和俄乌战争导致的波动并进行相应调整，这一扩大明显逆转了其自全球金融危机以来的收窄趋势，并可能预示着一个重大的结构性转变。

Notes: These representative exchange rates, which are reported to the Fund by the issuing central bank, are expressed in terms of currency units per U.S. dollar, except for those indicated by (1) ...