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Japan’s Economy Would Gain With More Women in Science and Technology
November 13, 2023
Eliminating the entry barriers faced by women in STEM careers would significantly boost the country’s productivity growth
Barbados: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Consultation Mission and Staff Level Agreement for the Second Review under the Extended Fund Facility and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility
November 13, 2023
Barbados continues to advance the implementation of its comprehensive economic reform program. The authorities are implementing their updated Economic Recovery and Transformation plan (BERT 2022) and an ambitious climate policy agenda. Barbados has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic and other recent shocks well and has preserved macroeconomic stability. The economy has recovered strongly, with ten consecutive quarters of growth, driven by a rebound in tourism.
Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Climate Public Investment Management Assessment
November 13, 2023
High Level Summary Technical Assistance Report No. 2023/017
Republic of Moldova: Climate Module of the Public Investment Management Assessment
November 13, 2023
High Level Summary Technical Assistance Report No. 2023/018
Maldives: 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Maldives
November 11, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/365
Maldives: 2022 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Maldives
November 11, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/366
FINEX - A New Workhorse Model for Macroeconomic Forecasting and Policy Analysis
November 10, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/235
Trade Diversion Effects from Global Tensions—Higher Than We Think
November 10, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/234
The Pass-through of Wages to Consumer Prices in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Sectoral Data in the U.S.
November 10, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/233
Quantifying the Revenue Yields from Tax Administration Reforms
November 10, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/231
The Economic Consequences of Social Unrest: Evidence from Initial Public Offerings
November 10, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/232
IMF and Ukrainian Authorities Reach Staff Level Agreement on the Second Review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement
November 10, 2023
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Ukrainian authorities have reached staff-level agreement (SLA) on an updated set of economic and financial policies for the second review of the 4-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement. The SLA is subject to approval by the IMF Executive Board.
IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Honduras
November 10, 2023
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Ricardo Llaudes and supported by resident representative Christian Henn visited San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, Honduras, during November 5-9, 2023, to discuss recent economic developments and the authorities’ implementation of their economic program supported by the Fund through the ECF/EFF arrangements approved in late September.
11th Stats Forum Opening
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on the New Frontier for Central Banks
November 9 , 2023
The world of money is changing fast and central banks are at the very center of that change. Shaktikanta Das is the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, which is responsible for regulating currency and securing monetary stability for the world’s 5th largest economy. In this podcast, Das sits down with IMF Asia and Pacific Department head, Krishna Srinivasan, to discuss RBI’s strategy for today and for the future.
Somalia: Technical Assistance Report-National Accounts Statistics Mission
November 9 , 2023
Country Report No. 2023/364
IMF Staff Concludes Governance Diagnostic for Ghana
November 9 , 2023
At the request of the Ghanaian authorities, an IMF Technical Assistance mission led by Gomiluk Otokwala visited Accra over the period October 16 – 27, 2023 to conduct a Governance Diagnostic.
IMF Reaches Staff Level Agreement with Jordan on a New US$1.2 billion 4-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility
November 9 , 2023
IMF staff and the Jordanian authorities reached a staff-level agreement on a program of economic and structural reforms, supported by a new 4-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement, in the amount of about US$ 1.2 billion.
Remarks of the Managing Director to the 24th Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference
November 9 , 2023
Opening Remarks of the Managing Director to the 24th Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference
China’s Slowing Economy Will Hit Sub-Saharan Africa’s Growth
November 9 , 2023
The country’s economic engagement with the region is evolving, with implications for growth, trade, and investment.