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Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Bo Li at the Conclusion of his visit to St. Kitts and Nevis

February 16, 2024
IMF Deputy Managing Director Bo Li visited St. Kitts and Nevis from February 14-16, where he met Prime Minister Terrance Drew and held meetings with Governor Timothy Antoine, Chairman Camillo Gonsalves, and the members of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Monetary Council.  

IMF Staff and Côte d’Ivoire Reach Staff-Level Agreement on Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF)

February 16, 2024
The Ivorian authorities and IMF staff reached a staff level agreement on a reform program to fight climate change supported by the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) for an amount of SDR 975.6 million (approximately US$ 1.3 billion).  

Small Firm Growth and the VAT Threshold Evidence for the UK

February 16, 2024
Working Paper No. 2024/033  

Political Fragility: Coups d’État and Their Drivers

February 16, 2024
Working Paper No. 2024/034  

Carbon Prices and Inflation in the Euro Area

February 16, 2024
Working Paper No. 2024/031  

Constraints on Trade in the LAC Region

February 16, 2024
Working Paper No. 2024/032  

Sectoral Debt and Global Dollar Cycles in Developing Economies

February 16, 2024
Working Paper No. 2024/030  

Kingdom of Lesotho: Technical Assistance Report-Report on the Financial Soundness Indicators Technical Assistance Mission (April 27- May 04, 2023)

February 16, 2024
Technical Assistance Report No. 2024/008  

Saint Lucia: Technical Assistance Report-Report on External Sector Statistics Mission (October 24–28, 2022)

February 16, 2024
Technical Assistance Report No. 2024/007  

Climate Change Vulnerabilities and Strategies: The Gambia

February 15, 2024
Selected Issues Paper No. 2024/005  

Domestic and External Drivers of Inflation: The Gambia

February 15, 2024
Selected Issues Paper No. 2024/004  

Macroeconomic and Distributional Implications of Gender Gaps: The Gambia

February 15, 2024
Selected Issues Paper No. 2024/006  

Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Kenji Okamura at the Conclusion of His Visit to Guyana

February 15, 2024
Mr. Kenji Okamura, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today in Georgetown at the end of his visit to Guyana.  

IMF Staff Completes 2024 Article IV Mission to Gabon

February 15, 2024
The 2024 Article IV consultation focused on the near-term challenges facing Gabon: strengthening transparency and governance, revitalizing economic growth and stabilizing the budgetary position.  

Making Chile’s Economy More Dynamic, Greener, and Inclusive

February 15, 2024
Renewable energy and higher investments can boost growth, and support conditions toward a more inclusive economy.  

Colombia: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission

February 14, 2024
The Colombian economy is well-advanced in reaching a more sustainable level of economic activity, with marked reductions in inflation and the external current account deficit. Appropriately tight macroeconomic policies over the last two years have allowed for an impressive reduction in domestic and external imbalances that had built up during 2021-22. Real GDP growth is estimated to have slowed to 1.2 percent in 2023 from the post-pandemic unsustainable high levels, led by a slowdown in domestic demand. Meanwhile, inflation has fallen from its peak of 13.3 percent (y/y) last March to 8.4 percent (y/y) in January this year, notwithstanding the effects of the significant but necessary increase in regulated prices. Credit growth has also moderated from its peak of 18 percent (y/y) in August 2022 to 3 percent (y/y) in December 2023, owing not only to tight macroeconomic policies, but also higher provisioning requirements for consumer loans, and tightened lending standards.  

Eastern Caribbean Currency Union: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission on Common Policies of Member Countries

February 14, 2024
The Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) has undergone a strong rebound, led by tourism and investment, and supported by policies that helped moderate the impact from successive external shocks. With output having recovered to its pre-pandemic level, economic policies should shift toward addressing structural constraints to sustainable and resilient growth and supporting continued robustness of the quasi-currency board, which has served the currency union well. Priorities include safeguarding macroeconomic stability and fiscal space for growth-enhancing physical and social investments, strengthening balance sheets and oversight in the financial sector, supporting local private sector development and investment, and improving the labor market.2  

Armenia: Technical Assistance Report-Enhancement of Public Investment Management Practices for Domestic and Externally Financed Projects

February 14, 2024
Technical Assistance Report No. 2024/006  

IMF Staff Completes 2024 Article IV Mission to Zimbabwe

February 14, 2024
The mission discussions covered policies to restore macroeconomic stability and improve growth prospects, focusing on finalizing the transfer of the RBZ’s quasi-fiscal operations to the Treasury and addressing other sources of fiscal pressures; liberalizing the foreign exchange market and establishing an effective framework for exchange rate and monetary policies; and progressing on reforms to improve economic governance  

Report on Government Finance & Public Sector Debt Statistics Technical Assistance: Egypt, Arab Republic of

February 13, 2024
High Level Summary Technical Assistance Report No. 2024/005  

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