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Is the Paris Agreement Working? A Stocktake of Global Climate Mitigation

November 21, 2023
Staff Climate Note No 2023/002  

Kazakhstan Staff Concluding Statement of 2023 Article IV Mission

November 21, 2023
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Nicolas Blancher conducted discussions for the 2023 Article IV consultation with Kazakhstan on November 7-21 in Astana and Almaty. At the end of the visit, the mission issued the following statement, which summarizes its main conclusions and recommendations:  

IMF Staff concludes 2023 Staff Visit to Grenada

November 20, 2023
The Grenadian economy continues to grow robustly, expected to surpass its pre-pandemic level in 2023. Growth has been driven by continued strength in construction and a sustained increase in tourist arrivals, in part due to successful efforts to improve airlift. Record revenues from the Citizenship-by-Investment program have supported both public and private investment.  

Republic of Kosovo: First Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement and the Arrangement Under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility and Request for Modification of Reform Measure-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Republic of Kosovo

November 20, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/372  

IMF Executive Board Completes the Eighth and Final Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for Sierra Leone

November 20, 2023
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Eighth and final review of Sierra Leone’s arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). The completion of the review enables the immediate disbursement of SDR 15.555 million (or about US$20.7 million). This brings total disbursements under the arrangement to SDR 124.44 million (or about US$165.6 million).  

IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Zambia on the Second Review of the Extended Credit Facility

November 20, 2023
A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Vera Martin, IMF mission chief for Zambia, visited Lusaka from October 25th to November 8th, 2023, to discuss progress on economic and financial policies to in the context of the second Review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. The  

Seychelles: Technical Assistance Report–Public Investment Management Assessment–PIMA and Climate PIMA

November 20, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/371  

IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Libya

November 20, 2023
A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Mr. Dmitry Gershenson visited Tunis, Tunisia, during November 13-16, 2023 to discuss Libya’s economic and financial developments, the macroeconomic outlook, and the country’s policy and reform priorities.  

Predicting the Law: Artificial Intelligence Findings from the IMF’s Central Bank Legislation Database

November 17, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/241  

Estimating Fiscal Multipliers Under Alternative Exchange Rate Regimes: The Case of Bolivia

November 17, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/240  

Is FinTech Eating the Bank's Lunch?

November 17, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/239  

Mobile Money, Perception about Cash, and Financial Inclusion: Learning from Uganda’s Micro-Level Data

November 17, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/238  

Currencies of External Balance Sheets

November 17, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/237  

Central Bank Digital Currency and Bank Disintermediation in a Portfolio Choice Model

November 17, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/236  

Central Bank Transparency Code Review— Guidance Note

November 17, 2023
Policy Paper No. 2023/050  

The Fund’s Income Position for FY 2023— Actual Outcome

November 17, 2023
Policy Paper No. 2023/049  

Opening Remarks by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at APEC Leaders’ Meeting in San Francisco, California, United States, November 17, 2023

November 17, 2023
Thank you, President Biden, for inviting me to join the leaders. And let me go straight to where we are in the world economy. First, the good news. The global economy has been surprisingly resilient in 2023. But the recovery from the two consecutive shocks – the pandemic and the war – remains slow and uneven, and divergence in economic fortunes across the world continues to grow.  

Pakistan: Technical Assistance Report–Public Investment Management Assessment–PIMA and Climate PIMA

November 17, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/370  

Gita Gopinath’s Introductory Remarks for the Conference “Fiscal Policy in an Era of High Debt”

November 17, 2023
In her address on "Fiscal Policy in an Era of High Debt," Gita Gopinath highlighted the escalating global public debt, reaching 92 percent of GDP by 2022, and its implications, especially for emerging economies. She stressed the urgent need for renewed focus on fiscal policy, emphasizing four key priorities: reassessing spending priorities, understanding monetary-fiscal interactions, evaluating debt vulnerabilities, and adopting measures to reduce debt ratios. Gopinath concluded by underlining the importance of research in shaping fiscal policy to address evolving challenges.  

IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Cameroon on the Fifth Reviews of Extended Credit Facility and Extended Fund Facility and Concludes Article IV Consultation

November 17, 2023
Cameroon IMF Extended Credit Facility Extended Fund Facility Article IV  

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