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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

November 9 , 2023

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.  

The Third Phase of the G20 Data Gaps Initiative (DGI-3) Starts to Deliver Insights for Action

November 8 , 2023
In October 2022, the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBGs) welcomed the workplan on the DGI-3 and asked the IMF, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the Inter-Agency Group on Economic and Financial Statistics (IAG) to begin work on filling the identified 14 data gaps that impede the ability to develop economic and financial policy to address climate change, financial innovation, and inclusive growth.  

IMF Staff Completes 2023 Article IV Mission to Thailand

November 8 , 2023
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Ms. Corinne Deléchat, held the 2023 Article IV Consultation with Thailand between October 24 and November 7, 2023.  

Transcript of the Press Briefing on the 2023 China Article IV Consultation Mission

November 7 , 2023
Transcript of the Press Briefing on the 2023 China Article IV Consultation Mission  

Seychelles: Technical Assistance Report-Stress Testing the Central Bank Balance Sheet

November 7 , 2023
Country Report No. 2023/363  

IMF Executive Board Approves a Proposal to Increase IMF Quotas

November 7 , 2023
The Executive Board approved today a proposal to be considered by the Board of Governors to conclude the 16th General Review of Quotas (16th Review) with a significant increase in quotas.  

IMF Staff Completes Second Review under the Stand-By Arrangement and the 2023 Article IV Consultation with Armenia

November 7 , 2023
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Iva Petrova, visited Yerevan during September 13-25 to hold discussions with the Armenian authorities for the 2023 Article IV consultation and the second review under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with Armenia.  

IMF Staff Completes 2023 Article IV Mission to the People’s Republic of China

November 7 , 2023
The Chinese economy is projected to grow at 5.4 percent in 2023, reflecting a strong post-COVID rebound. But growth is expected to slow in 2024 to 4.6 percent amid continuing weakness in the property market and subdued external demand.  

Central African Republic: First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility, Requests for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Modification of Quantitative Performance Criteria, Rephasing of Access, and Financing Assurance Review-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Central African Republic

November 6 , 2023
Country Report No. 2023/362  

Ninth Annual Richard Goode Lecture: Persistence and Transformation in Economic Development

November 6 , 2023

Review Of the Fund's Policy on Multiple Currency Practices—Extension of The Effective Date

November 6 , 2023
Policy Paper No. 2023/046  

IMF Staff and Paraguayan Authorities Reach Staff-Level Agreement on the Second Review of the Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) and on a request for access under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF)

November 6 , 2023
The IMF team and Paraguayan authorities reached staff-level agreement on a request for access under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (SDR 302.1 million) and the second review under the Policy Coordination Instrument. The IMF’s Executive Board will consider these requests in the coming weeks.  

Resilience and Sustainability Trust – 2023 Contribution Agreements with Italy, Luxembourg, Oman, and the United Kingdom

November 6 , 2023
Policy Paper No. 2023/044  

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