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Euro Area: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2024 Mission on Common Policies for Member Countries

June 20, 2024
Following the pandemic, Russia’s gas shut-off, and fallout from the war in Ukraine, the euro area economy is gradually recovering, and inflation is declining towards target. Banks have proven resilient to the sharp rise in interest rates. Borrowing rates of sovereigns have remained moderate despite high public debt. Despite these reassuring signs, significant challenges remain. Fiscal buffers have diminished while spending pressures are set to increase further. Population aging and sluggish productivity growth weigh on the medium-term outlook. Intensifying geopolitical tensions, trade disputes, and distortive industrial policy can further complicate economic prospects and the policy making environment for a region highly open to trade. These challenges call for well-calibrated macroeconomic stabilization policies and structural reforms to strengthen the EU architecture and the single market. Such policies can reinforce each other to lift growth, enhance resilience, and address challenges from an increasingly shock-prone and fragmented global economy.  

Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report

June 20, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/175  

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Selected Issues

June 20, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/176  

Easing Guinea’s Food Insecurity: The IMF’s Food Shock Window

June 20, 2024
IMF emergency financing has supported Guinea’s efforts to cope with the effects of macroeconomic shocks, underpinned by the authorities’ commitment to transparency in the uses of these funds.  

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation with Bosnia and Herzegovina

June 20, 2024
Washington, DC – June 20, 2024: On June 13, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on a lapse-of-time basis. ?  

Grenada Staff Concluding Statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission

June 20, 2024
Grenada’s economy is experiencing sustained, strong growth supported by buoyant tourism. A surge in citizenship-by-investment (CBI) revenue has resulted in a large budget surplus, an increase in government deposits, and lower public debt. The key fiscal policy priorities are to improve the management of these potentially volatile CBI revenues, contain the growth of recurrent expenditures, and strengthen public financial management. Rising risks in the non-bank financial system call for better data collection, greater supervisory oversight, and regional supervisory cooperation. Reducing Grenada’s dependency on imported fossil fuels, boosting competitiveness, and investing in climate resilience are essential to increase long-term growth.  

IMF Staff Concludes Mission to Senegal on Second Reviews of the Extended Fund Facility and Extended Credit Facility, and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility

June 19, 2024
Dakar, Senegal: A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Mr. Edward Gemayel, conducted a mission in Dakar during June 6-19 to review progress under the authorities’ economic program supported by the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangements of SDR 1,132.6 million (about US$ 1.5 billion), combined with the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) of SDR 242.70 million (about US$320 million). The EFF/ECF and RSF arrangements were approved by the IMF Executive Board on June 26, 2023.  

Denmark Staff Concluding Statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission

June 19, 2024
Denmark has demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of the pandemic and energy crises. Staff expects robust growth to continue in 2024, but there are considerable external risks, including from geopolitical tensions. The financial system remains sound, but systemic risks are elevated due to still-high interest rates and heightened vulnerabilities in commercial real estate (CRE) markets. Demographic challenges and low productivity growth pose risks for long-term growth. Against this background, the policy priorities are as follows.  

A New IMF Regional Center in Shanghai

June 18, 2024
Shanghai, China: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) today announced the opening of a new IMF regional center in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China.  

Kingdom of the Netherlands-The Netherlands: Financial Sector Assessment Program- Technical Note on Securities Regulation and Supervision

June 18, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/173  

Kingdom of the Netherlands-The Netherlands: Financial Sector Assessment Program- Technical Note on Banking Supervision

June 18, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/168  

The Chair’s Summing Up Independent Evaluation Office—The Evolving Application of the IMF’s Mandate: Executive Board Meeting June 10, 2024

June 18, 2024
Policy Paper No. 2024/030  

Kingdom of the Netherlands-The Netherlands: Financial Sector Assessment Program- Technical Note on Climate Risk Analysis

June 18, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/169  

Kingdom of the Netherlands-The Netherlands: Financial Sector Assessment Program- Technical Note on Macroprudential Policy Framework

June 18, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/171  

Statement by the Managing Director on the Independent Evaluation Office Report on the Evolving Application of the IMF’s Mandate: Executive Board Meeting, June 10, 2024

June 18, 2024
Policy Paper No. 2024/029  

Kingdom of the Netherlands-The Netherlands: Financial Sector Assessment Program- Technical Note on Supervision and Disclosure of Climate-Related Risks

June 18, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/172  

Kingdom of the Netherlands-The Netherlands: Financial Sector Assessment Program- Technical Note on Systemic Risk Analysis

June 18, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/174  

Kingdom of the Netherlands-The Netherlands: Financial Sector Assessment Program- Technical Note on Insurance and Pension Fund Regulation and Supervision

June 18, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/170  

Republic of Latvia: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission

June 18, 2024
The Latvian economy contracted in 2023 with significant disinflation against the backdrop of geopolitical headwinds.  

Argentina: Eighth Review Under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility, Requests for Modification of Performance Criteria, Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, and Financing Assurances Review-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Argentina

June 17, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/167  

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