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2024 Michel Camdessus Central Banking Lecture
World Bank Group and IMF Deepen Joint Effort to Scale Up Climate Action
May 31, 2024
Washington, DC – May 31, 2024: The World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are deepening their cooperation through an enhanced framework to help countries scale up action to confront the threat of climate change.
Ecuador: Request for an Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Ecuador
May 31, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/146
Unveiling the Informal Economy: An Augmented Factor Model Approach
May 31, 2024
Working Paper No. 2024/110
Weathering Tomorrow: Climate Analogues and Adaptation Gaps in Europe
May 31, 2024
Working Paper No. 2024/109
IMF Executive Board Approves 48-Month US$4 Billion Extended Fund Facility Arrangement for Ecuador
May 31, 2024
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today a 48-month extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Ecuador, with access equivalent to SDR 3 billion (430 percent of quota, equivalent to US$4 billion).
Bangladesh: Technical Assistance Report-Ministry of Finance Macroeconomic Framework Technical Assistance: Scoping Mission Report
May 31, 2024
Technical Assistance Report No. 2024/047
Spain Champions Support for Enhanced IMF-WBG Framework: Raising SDR Impact
May 31, 2024
Spain champions the call to step up the impact of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) through the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG)’s enhanced framework for scaled-up climate action—the principles of which were recently announced [add link] —and plans to double its SDR contribution to the IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST). The country-led framework will optimize the resources the two institutions are dedicating to helping countries tackle climate challenges, including the IMF’s RST as well as the WBG’s policy and project financing, and additional resources from development partners and the private sector.
Gabon: Selected Issues
May 31, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/145
Gabon: 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Gabon
May 31, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/144
World Bank Group and IMF Deepen Joint Effort to Scale Up Climate Action
May 31, 2024
The World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are deepening their cooperation through an enhanced framework to help countries scale up action to confront the threat of climate change
Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Climate Mitigation Policy Diagnostic
May 31, 2024
High Level Summary Technical Assistance Report No. 2024/022
Crisis Amplifier? How to Prevent AI from Worsening the Next Economic Downturn
May 30, 2024
AI has the power to change our lives and the global economy. We have the power to shape that change for the better.
People’s Republic of China—Macao Special Administrative Region: 2024 Article IV Consultation Discussions-Press Release; and Staff Report
May 30, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/142
People’s Republic of China—Macao Special Administrative Region: Selected Issues
May 30, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/143
The Energy Security Gains from Strengthening Europe’s Climate Action
May 30, 2024
Departmental Paper No 2024/005
Transcript of Press Briefing on China Article IV Consultation
May 29, 2024
Transcript of Press Briefing on China Article IV Consultation
Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust: 2024 Borrowing Agreements with Belgium, Denmark, France, Japan, Korea, And Qatar
May 29, 2024
Policy Paper No. 2024/028
IMF Executive Board Concludes the First Review of the Extended Credit Facility for Somalia
May 29, 2024
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the first review of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement for Somalia. The Board’s decision enables the immediate disbursement of SDR 7.5 million (about US$ 10 million), which will be channeled for budget support, bringing Somalia’s total disbursement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) to SDR 37.5 million (about US$ 50 million).
IMF Staff Concludes Mission for 2024 Article IV and Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on the Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility for The Republic of Congo
May 29, 2024
IMF staff has reached staff-level agreement on the Fifth Review of the Extended Credit Facility for the Republic of Congo and completed the 2024 Article IV consultation.