IMF Article iv staff reports

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Mr. Ding Ding, held the 2025 Article IV consultation with the Costa Rican authorities during February 18-28.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with India.

Executive Board Assessment2 Executive Directors commended the authorities’ prudent ... An explanation of any qualifiers used in summings up can be found here: http://www.IMF.org ... PR25/045

Prudent macroeconomic policies have supported India’s economic resilience, with growth expected to recover from a recent softening and inflation expected to converge to target. Risks to the outlook include deepening geoeconomic fragmentation and a slower pace of domestic demand recovery.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded yesterday the Article IV consultation with the Republic of Madagascar. The Board also completed the First Reviews under the 36-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement and under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) arrangement

On February 19, 2025, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Solomon Islands.

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Solomon Islands has weathered the shocks of civil unrest, pandemic, and commodity price hikes, and achieved the milestones of hosting the Pacific Games in late 2023 and conducting peaceful general elections in April 2024. These achievements have raised the country's profile and strengthened national unity, but with costs—public debt has nearly tripled since before the pandemic, and the government's cash reserves have been significantly depleted. While staff expects continued modest growth in 2024 and 2025, medium-term growth prospects appear moderate and fiscal and current account deficits are expected to persist. Now is the time for the authorities to advance reforms to tackle the perennial challenge of stagnant per-capita income growth, while ensuring fiscal sustainability and resilience.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Angola.

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