IMF Reaches Staff Level Agreement with Côte d’Ivoire on the Sixth Review of the EFF/ECF Arrangements and the Fifth Review of the RSF Arrangement ...

Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are varied in their political systems and geography—factors that have shaped their economic development and tax policy choices. This ...

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Shipping and flight disruptions highlight new fault lines in the global economy and their costs for growth and livelihoods ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Mr. Sergei Antoshin, visited Kingstown and held discussions with St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ authorities and other counterparts during April ...

Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM is central to achieving sustainable financing for development, building fiscal buffers, and strengthening state capacity. Recent work by the IMF and the World Bank ...

Disclaimer: This Staff Discussion Note represents the views of the authors and does not necessarily represent IMF views or IMF policy. The views expressed herein should be attributed to the authors ...

Artificial intelligence is entering a new phase in which systems can act autonomously on behalf of users. These “agentic” AI systems can interpret objectives, break them into tasks, and interact with ...

Countries face vastly different exposure to higher oil prices and supply uncertainty, shaped by whether they import or export, and how much policy space they have to respond ...

The region must respond to energy shocks through disciplined policies that protect the vulnerable and strengthen resilience ...

The global economy has been tested by repeated shocks over the past few years from wars and conflicts, including the new one in the Middle East. In addition to its humanitarian impacts, the economic ...