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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$4.77 million).
Can Fiscal Consolidation help Central Banks Fight Inflation?
December 15, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/260
How the Brady Plan Delivered on Debt Relief: Lessons and Implications
December 15, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/258
The Macroeconomic Effects of Large Immigration Waves
December 15, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/259
Inflation Dynamics in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): What is the Role of External Factors?
December 15, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/263
Fiscal Impacts of Climate Disasters in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies
December 15, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/261
Household Debt and Borrower-Based Measures in Finland: Insights from a Heterogeneous Agent Model
December 15, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/262
Interim Review of Access Limits Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust and Initial Considerations for Access Limits under the General Resource Account
December 15, 2023
Policy Paper No. 2023/057
IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review Under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement for Suriname
December 15, 2023
The IMF Executive Board completed the fourth review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement for Suriname, allowing for an immediate purchase equivalent to SDR 39.4 million (about US$ 53 million). The Board has also approved the authorities’ request for an extension of the arrangement (until March 2025) and augmentation of access equivalent to SDR 46.8 million (about US$ 63 million).
IMF Executive Board Temporarily Increases Access Limits under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust
December 15, 2023
Annual access limit raised from 145 to 200 percent of quota.
Republic of Kazakhstan: Technical Assistance Report-National Accounts Statistics Mission
December 15, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/419
Cameroon: Technical Assistance Report-Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Report
December 15, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/418