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North Macedonia: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Consultation
Africa's Path to Recovery in an Uncertain World
December 16, 2021
Africa's Path to Recovery in an Uncertain World – Op-Ed by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and President of Senegal Macky Sall
Nathaniel Counts on Dementia: Averting Another Public Health Crisis
December 16, 2021
While the world has been focused on the pandemic for the past two years, the rapid rise of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias pose another threat to global public health.
Interim Review of The Adequacy of The Fund’s Precautionary Balances
December 16, 2021
Policy Paper No. 2021/073
IMF Executive Board Discusses the Adequacy of the Fund’s Precautionary Balances
Transcript of IMF Press Briefing
IMF Executive Board Completes First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Approves US$212.3 Million Disbursement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Multi-Sector Bond Funds in Emerging Markets—Easy Come, Easy Go
December 16, 2021
Global Financial Stability Notes No 2021/005
Drivers of Emerging Market Bond Flows and Prices
December 16, 2021
Global Financial Stability Notes No 2021/004
IMF Executive Board Concludes Annual Discussions on CEMAC Common Policies, and Common Policies in Support of Member Countries Reform Programs
Blog: Chart of the WeekThe World’s Top Recipients of Foreign Direct Investment
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2021 Article IV Consultation and Sixth Review under the IMF’s Extended Arrangement for Barbados
Chad: Request for a Three-Year Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Chad
December 15, 2021
Country Report No. 2021/267
IMF Executive Board Completes First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Approves US$212.3 Million Disbursement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Appoints Dominique Desruelle as Director of the Institute for Capacity Development
Opening Remarks at the 60th Anniversary of IMF African Department
December 15, 2021
The conference follows a commemorative event with President Ouattara in May 2021 and is accompanied by the issuance of a special Finance and Development online publication. It will discuss two important issues. First, how Africa, the IMF, and the African Department have evolved over the past 60 years. And second, what challenges the region, our institution and the African department will face in the post-pandemic world.
Blog: Global Debt Reaches a Record $226 Trillion
Transcript of IMF Managing Director’s Questions and Answers on the 2021 UK Article IV and Financial Sector Assessment Program Concluding Statement
Economic Prospects and Policy Challenges for the GCC Countries - 2021
December 15, 2021
Policy Paper No. 2021/072
How Taxes Can Support Growth and Reduce Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
December 14, 2021
Public debt ratios in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) increased by about 10 percentage points of GDP in 2020. With debt service costs rising, countries in the region are under pressure to cut public spending and/or raise taxes, even in the face of widespread needs to respond to the pandemic. Our recent Regional Economic Outlook shows that well-crafted tax reforms can support growth while helping countries maintain fiscal sustainability. Importantly, these reforms can help reduce income inequality—an important objective in one of the most unequal regions in the world.