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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
Ireland: 2023 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report
December 15, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/411
Ireland: Selected Issues
December 15, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/412
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with Ireland
December 15, 2023
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Ireland.
Philippines: 2023 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Philippines
December 15, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/414
Philippines: Selected Issues
December 15, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/415
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with the Philippines
December 15, 2023
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2023 Article IV consultation with the Philippines.
Transcript of Press Briefing: IMF Executive Board Completion of First Review for IMF-Supported Program for Bangladesh and 2023 Article IV Consultation
December 14, 2023
A very good morning to all of you in Dhaka, and good evening to my colleagues here in Washington. Welcome to this press briefing on the first review of IMF-supported program in Bangladesh and the 2023 Article IV Consultation.
Opening Remarks by Rahul Anand, IMF Mission Chief for Bangladesh at the Press Briefing on Bangladesh
December 14, 2023
Opening Remarks by Rahul Anand, IMF Mission Chief for Bangladesh at the Press Briefing on Bangladesh
IMF Executive Board Completes the Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement with the Democratic Republic of the Congo
December 14, 2023
The IMF Executive Board has completed the fifth review under the Extended Credit Facility arrangement with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The decision allows for an immediate disbursement of US$ 202.1 million towards international reserves, to continue building buffers.
Maldives: Financial System Stability Assessment; and Press Release
December 14, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/404
IMF Executive Board Approves US$200 million under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility for Benin and Completes Third Review of Extended Fund Facility and Extended Credit Facility
December 14, 2023
• The IMF Executive Board approved today a new two-year arrangement under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) in an amount equivalent to US$200 million. The Board also completed the Third Review under the existing EFF/ECF, giving Benin immediate access to an additional US$136 million.
IMF Executive Board Completes the 2023 Article IV Consultation, Second Reviews Under the Policy Coordination Instrument and Resilience and Sustainability Facility Arrangement, and Approves US$268.05 million Arrangement Under the Stand-by Credit Facility for Rwanda
December 14, 2023
• The IMF Executive Board today concluded the 2023 Article IV consultation, completed the second reviews of Rwanda’s Policy Coordination Instrument and arrangement under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility, and approved a new 14-month Stand-by Credit Facility arrangement with total access of 125 percent of quota (SDR 200.25 million, or about US$ 268.05 million) to help mitigate the balance of payment pressures arising from climate-related shocks.