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Join us virtually on Thursday, April 17, from 10 AM to 10:45 AM ET (2 PM to 2:45 PM GMT) for the 2025 IMF Spring Meetings Curtain Raiser event. Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will deliver a speech on the outlook for the global economy and policy priorities for member countries.

The IMF Board today completed the Seventh Review of the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Ukraine, enabling a disbursement of about US$0.4 billion (SDR 0.3 billion) to Ukraine, which will be channeled for budget support.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission met with the Cypriot authorities during March 17–28, 2025 to discuss recent economic developments, the outlook and risks, and policy priorities. At the conclusion of the visit, Mr. Alex Pienkowski, IMF mission chief for Cyprus, made the following statement.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission met with the Peruvian authorities and other counterparts during March 11 – March 26 to discuss recent economic developments and policy priorities. This concluding statement summarizes the mission’s main findings.

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to today's IMF Press Briefing. It's great to see you all, those of you here in person and, of course, our colleagues online as well.

Principality of Liechtenstein Accepts Article VIII Obligations

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Liechtenstein on March 21, 2025.

As part of the International Monetary Fund’s efforts to help its 191 member countries create more conducive macroeconomic and financial conditions for strong and durable economic growth driven by productivity enhancements, the IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, has convened an inaugural meeting with her new Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship and Growth.

An IMF mission visited Senegal to review findings of the audit report by the Court of Auditors, confirming significant under-reporting of fiscal deficits and public debt between 2019–2023.

Combining overhauls in areas including business and external regulation, governance, and human development can boost output levels by 3 percent over four years.