IMF Country Focus

• Botswana: Mining a New Growth Model

  September 5, 2018

  

  Botswana is one of the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa to truly benefit from its mineral wealth. Diamonds have helped it rise from poor to high-middle-income status, but it’s now time for a new development model.

• India's Strong Economy Continues to Lead Global Growth

  August 8, 2018

  

  India's economy is picking up and growth prospects look bright. But to sustain rapid growth and raise incomes, the country will need to build on the success of its reforms, the IMF said in its annual economic health check.

• Belgium Encouraged to Continue Strengthening Oversight of Critical Payments Node

  August 8, 2018

  

  Belgium accounts for less than 3 percent of the European Union’s $17 trillion economy, but it has outsize importance to the financial system.

• South Africa: Restoring Confidence to Oil the Wheels for Growth

  August 2, 2018

  

  Post-apartheid years saw remarkable progress in terms of access to education and reducing unemployment. But some of those early achievements have unwound recently amid slow growth and political uncertainty.

• Greece: Much Progress, but Action Needed to Address Crisis Legacies, Boost Inclusive Growth

  July 31, 2018

  

  Greece has successfully eliminated its extraordinarily high fiscal and current account deficits, and restored growth. It must now take action to address crisis legacies and boost inclusive growth.

• CEMAC: Economic Outlook Improving, But Faster Progress Needed

  July 27, 2018

  

  The economic and financial situation in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC)—Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of Congo—has improved over the last year, but the outlook remains fragile.

• China’s Economic Outlook in Six Charts

  July 26, 2018

  

  China’s economy continues to perform strongly—with growth projected at 6.6 percent for 2018. Four decades of reform have transformed China from one of the poorest countries in the world to the second largest economy, said the IMF in its latest annual assessment of the economy.

• France: Repairing the Roof While the Sun Shines

  July 26, 2018

  

  France has benefited from a broad recovery, supported by favorable external conditions, and recent and ongoing domestic reforms. In its latest report on the health of the French economy, the IMF says that the growth momentum is an opportunity to further advance the government’s ambitious reform agenda. 

• 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.

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