What's New Archive
Tonga: 2023 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report
November 3 , 2023
Country Report No. 2023/361
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with Tonga
November 3 , 2023
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Tonga and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting on a lapse-of-time basis.
FY2023—Output Cost Estimates and Budget Outturn
November 3 , 2023
Policy Paper No. 2023/045
Slovak Republic: Technical Assistance Report-Implementing Public Expenditure Limits
November 3 , 2023
Country Report No. 2023/359
Slovak Republic: Technical Assistance Report-Fiscal Transparency Evaluation
November 3 , 2023
Country Report No. 2023/360
IMF Staff Reaches Staff-level Agreement with Tanzania on Second Review of the Extended Credit Facility
November 3 , 2023
A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Charalambos Tsangarides, IMF mission chief for Tanzania, held meetings in Dodoma and Dar es Salaam from October 23 to November 3, 2023, to discuss progress on reforms and the authorities’ policy priorities in the context of the second review of Tanzania’s forty-month program under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF).
Ireland: Staff Concluding Statement for the 2023 Article IV Consultation Mission
November 3 , 2023
Ireland: Staff Concluding Statement for the 2023 Article IV Consultation Mission
IMF Staff Concludes Visit to the Republic of Congo
November 3 , 2023
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Roland Kpodar visited Brazzaville from October 19 to November 02 to hold discussions under the fourth review of the authorities’ program supported by the IMF Extended Credit Facility (ECF) approved by the IMF Executive Board on January 21, 2022.
Jamaica’s Nigel Clarke: Stability First then Growth
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Cabo Verde on a Resilience and Sustainability Facility and the Third Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement
November 2 , 2023
The IMF and Cabo Verde authorities reached a staff-level agreement on a request for access under the newly established Resilience and Sustainability Trust (approximately US$ 31.69 million) and the completion of the third review under the 36-month Extended Credit Facility.
IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Mozambique
November 1 , 2023
IMF staff and the Mozambican authorities have discussed performance and policies underpinning the third review of the program under the ECF arrangement. Discussions were fruitful and will continue in the coming weeks aiming to reach Staff Level Agreement.
Mexico: Selected Issues
November 1 , 2023
Country Report No. 2023/357
Mexico: 2023 Article IV Consultation-Press Release and Staff Report
November 1 , 2023
Country Report No. 2023/356
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on a New Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility and Conducts Discussions on the 2023 Article IV Consultation with The Gambia
November 1 , 2023
IMF staff and the Gambian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies and reforms to be supported by a new 3-year arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), with requested access of SDR74.64 million (around US$100 million).
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Somalia on a 36-Month Extended Credit Facility Arrangement
November 1 , 2023
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Laura Jaramillo, conducted discussions with the Somali authorities in Nairobi, Kenya during September 11-22, 2023 and October 22-24, 20223 and reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies and reforms to be supported by a new 36-month arrangement, with access of SDR 75 million (about US$100 million, 46 percent of quota) under the Extended Credit Facility.
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on the First Review of the Extended Credit Facility and Conducts Discussions on the 2023 Article IV Consultation with the Union of the Comoros
November 1 , 2023
The Comorian authorities and IMF staff have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies and reforms for completion of the first review under the 4-year ECF-supported program. The review once formally completed by the IMF Executive Board would release about US$4.7 million in financing.
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with Mexico
October 31, 2023
On October 30, The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Mexico.
Launch of the PortWatch Platform: Monitoring Trade Disruptions from Space
Australia: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission
October 31, 2023
Australia’s economy has been resilient, even though growth is forecast to slow to 1¼ percent in 2024, in response to tighter macroeconomic policies and financial conditions. Unemployment remains low, output above potential, and housing prices have picked up after a correction in 2022. Risks to the outlook stem from high and persistent inflation, a more uncertain global environment, and climate-related shocks.
Corporate Income Tax Gap Estimation by using Bottom-Up Techniques in Selected Countries: Revenue Administration Gap Analysis Program
October 31, 2023
Technical Notes and Manuals No. 2023/006