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Somalia: Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative-Completion Point Document
December 18, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/424
India: 2023 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for India
December 18, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/426
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with India
December 18, 2023
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with India. India’s economy showed robust growth over the past year. Headline inflation has, on average, moderated although it remains volatile. Employment has surpassed the pre pandemic level and, while the informal sector continues to dominate, formalization has progressed.
United Republic of Tanzania: Second Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Request for a Waiver of Nonobservance of a Performance Criterion-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the United Republic of Tanzania
December 18, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/425
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation and Second Reviews Under the Extended Fund Facility and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility with Barbados
December 18, 2023
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Barbados and completed the second reviews of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) arrangements.
Sixteenth General Review of Quotas—Report to the Board of Governors and Proposed Resolution, and Proposed Decision to Extend the Deadline for a Review of the Borrowing Guidelines
December 18, 2023
Policy Paper No. 2023/059
IMF Board of Governors Approves Quota Increase Under 16th General Review Quotas
December 18, 2023
On December 15, 2023, the Board of Governors of the IMF concluded the 16th General Review of Quotas and approved an increase of IMF members quotas by 50 percent (SDR 238.6 billion, or US$320 billion), which will bring total quotas to SDR 715.7 billion (US$960 billion).
Internal Evaluation of External Sector Statistics Capacity Development in Select African Countries
December 18, 2023
Technical Notes and Manuals No. 2023/009
Zimbabwe: Technical Assistance Report-National Accounts Mission
December 18, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/427
Rwanda: 2023 Article IV Consultation, Second Reviews Under the Policy Coordination Instrument and the Arrangement Under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility, Requests for the Modification of End December 2023 Quantitative Targets, Rephasing of Access Under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility, and Request for an Arrangement Under the Standby Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Rwanda
December 18, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/422
Rwanda: Selected Issues
December 18, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/423
Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Technical Assistance Report-Governance Diagnostic Report
December 18, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/421
Slovak Republic: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission
December 18, 2023
An International Monetary Fund mission, led by Magnus Saxegaard, and comprising Farid Boumediene, Fuad Hasanov, and Shinya Kotera, conducted discussions for the 2023 Article IV consultation with Slovak Republic during November 30–December 14, 2023.
Principality of Andorra: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission
December 18, 2023
The Andorra economy is showing resilience and is growing slightly above the potential. Strong growth in 2022 closed the output gap after a deep COVID recession. Despite external headwinds, the economy is growing above potential, at an estimated 2.3 percent in 2023, driven by the service sector and a record number of visitors. With limited economic slack, the labor market is tight with almost no unemployment. Inflation is projected to remain high at 5.8 percent in 2023 amidst persistent core inflation.
IMF Staff Completes Mission to South Sudan for the 2023 Article IV Consultation and Review of Program Monitoring with Board Involvement
December 18, 2023
The South Sudanese authorities are facing multiple challenges including significant spillovers from the conflict in neighboring Sudan, protracted flooding, declining humanitarian assistance, the incorporation of newly constituted security forces into the payroll, and the need to finance elections planned for 2024.
Papua New Guinea: Technical Assistance Report-Report on Financial Soundness Indicators Mission (November 14-18, 2022)
December 15, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/420
IMF Executive Board Completes the First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Concludes the 2023 Article IV Consultation with the Union of the Comoros
December 15, 2023
The IMF Executive Board today completed the first review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and the 2023 Article IV Consultation with the Union of the Comoros. Approval of the first review enables the immediate disbursement of SDR 3.56 million (about US$4.77 million).
Can Fiscal Consolidation help Central Banks Fight Inflation?
December 15, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/260
How the Brady Plan Delivered on Debt Relief: Lessons and Implications
December 15, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/258
The Macroeconomic Effects of Large Immigration Waves
December 15, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/259