IMF Country Focus

• Euro Area: Time to Tackle The Tough Challenges

  July 19, 2018

  

  In the Euro area growth remains strong, broad-based, and job-friendly, even if there are signs that it has peaked. Simultaneously, risks are rising, including escalating trade tensions and policy complacency among euro area countries.

• The Euro Area Financial System: On-going Transformation

  July 19, 2018

  

  The euro area financial system—and especially the banking sector—has been transformed over the last five years. It’s now safer, stronger and more integrated than ever before. But much work remains to build an efficient, truly integrated financial system with banks that are sufficiently resilient to respond to new challenges.

• Egypt Moving Forward: Key Challenges and Opportunities

  July 17, 2018

  

  The most important issues that face Egypt over the coming years are tied to a rapidly growing population, the modernization of its economy, and how best to ensure a modern social safety net to protect the most vulnerable in society. Below, Subir Lall, who leads the IMF team on Egypt, discusses these three issues. 

• Argentina’s Economic Recovery: 8 Answers to Explain the Plan

  July 13, 2018

  

  Argentina has put in place a new economic plan that is designed to put the country’s debt on a firm downward path, reduce inflation, and reinforce the independence of the central bank. The plan, backed by a $50 billion Stand-By Arrangement from the IMF, is expected to help restore market confidence in the country’s economy, the third largest in South America.

• Navigating Fiscal Policy in Uncharted Waters: What's Next for the CCA region?

  July 9, 2018

  

  Following severe external shocks in 2014, countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia implemented fiscal measures which resulted in rising public debt and growing fiscal risk. A new IMF study suggests that a more ambitious plan to balance the budget should be pursued.

• Germany’s Economic Outlook in Six Charts

  July 5, 2018

  

  Germany’s economic performance has been impressive, with growth rising to 2.5 percent in 2017. The current upswing presents a golden opportunity for bolder action to address the country’s medium-term challenges and shape a brighter future, said the IMF in its latest annual assessment of the economy.

• Cote d'Ivoire: Sustaining Its Economic Transformation

  June 29, 2018

  

  The IMF recently completed its annual health check of the Ivoirien economy. Political normalization and good implementation of reforms have contributed to the country’s strong economic performance since 2012. Going forward, bold structural reforms are needed to sustain the pace of development, and ensure that the benefits are shared by all.

• The Gambia: Overcoming Corruption's Toll

  June 29, 2018

  

  The republic of the Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, but the legacy of more than two decades of authoritarian rule has left its new democratically elected government with big challenges.

• Angola: The Road to Economic Reform

  June 11, 2018

  

  The IMF recently completed its annual health check of the Angolan economy and found that the country, under a new administration, has made strides in setting a reform agenda geared towards macroeconomic stability and growth that benefits all its people.

• Guatemala: More Investment and Social Spending Needed

  June 8, 2018

  

  Economic growth for Guatemala, Central America’s largest economy, is expected to increase this year. But incomes have not risen enough over the last decade to substantially reduce poverty, said the IMF in its latest economic assessment. 

You Might Also Like

• IMF Blogs
• IMF Podcasts
• Finance and Development
• Regional Economic Outlook