The mission assisted the Cook Islands Statistics Office in compiling the quarterly GDP by production (GDP(P)) from Q3 2024 to Q2 2025 as well as the 2024 annual GDP(P) estimates. The plans for ...

Please note this report is only available in Spanish] The IMF’s Statistics Department assisted Bolivia’s National Institute of Statistics (INE) in updating the quarterly national accounts, introducing ...

Dialing down uncertainty, reducing vulnerabilities, and investing in innovation, can help deliver durable economic gains ...

The region has proved unexpectedly resilient, aided by a front-loading of exports, technology investment, and policy support.

Opening Remarks by Alfred Kammer, Director of the European Department, IMF, at the press conference on the economic outlook ...

Policymakers should strengthen oversight of nonbank financial intermediaries, whose increasing interconnectedness with banks ...

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva delivers remarks at the Plenary Session of the 2025 Annual Meetings.

Introductory Remarks at the IMF’s Western Hemisphere Department Press Briefing By Rodrigo Valdés Director of the Western Hemisphere Department 2025 Annual Meetings ...

Policymakers should enhance market surveillance through systemic risk monitoring including stress testing and scenario ...

QUESTIONER: Thank you so much. Based on the uncertainties and the risks, I just want to understand Africa, like other regions, faces impact from the new US tariffs. Curious to know the IMF policy ...

The global economy is undergoing a profound transformation and facing elevated uncertainty, bringing challenges, but also opportunities. Growth has been resilient, but strains are emerging. We will ...

Growth in the region was steady and disinflation slow, but rising public debt and weak medium-term growth pose challenges. Fiscal effort, strong monetary policy frameworks, and productivity reforms ...