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Implications of Central Bank Digital Currencies for Monetary Policy Transmission

September 15, 2023
Fintech Notes No 2023/010  

Capital Flow Management Measures in the Digital Age (2): Design Choices for Central Bank Digital Currency

September 15, 2023
Fintech Notes No 2023/009  

Kiribati: 2023 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report

September 15, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/329  

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with Kiribati

September 15, 2023
The economy continued to expand after the removal of all COVID 19 restrictions in the second half of 2022. Due to supportive fiscal policies, the economy recovered strongly in 2021, with real GDP growing 7.9 percent from a contraction of 1.4 percent in 2020. However, a domestic outbreak of COVID 19 and the subsequent restrictions imposed during the first half of 2022 limited mobility and further delayed large infrastructure projects.  

Republic of Latvia: 2023 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Latvia

September 15, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/330  

When Will Global Gender Gaps Close?

September 15, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/189  

One Hundred Inflation Shocks: Seven Stylized Facts

September 15, 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/190  

IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Lebanon

September 15, 2023
“Lebanon has not undertaken the urgently needed reforms, and this will weigh on the economy for years to come. The lack of political will to make difficult, yet critical, decisions to launch reforms leaves Lebanon with an impaired banking sector, inadequate public services, deteriorating infrastructure, worsening poverty and unemployment conditions, and a further widening of the income gap. Inflation remains in triple digits, further compressing real incomes, and foreign exchange (FX) reserves continued to decline in the first half of the year, including due to Banque du Liban's (BdL’s) financing of quasi-fiscal operations and the large current account deficit.”  

Guinea-Bissau: Second Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Requests for a Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Rephasing of Access, and Financing Assurances Review-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Guinea-Bissau

September 14, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/328  

IMF Staff Co-Publish Paper on Climate Alignment for the Financial Sector

September 14, 2023
Staff from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, and the OECD have today published a new report to compare methods for ensuring financial sector activities work for, not against, the Paris Agreement.  

West Bank and Gaza: Selected Issues

September 13, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/327  

West Bank and Gaza: Report to the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee

September 13, 2023
Country Report No. 2023/326  

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Latvia

September 12, 2023
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with the Republic of Latvia. Latvia is facing an inflation shock, slow growth, and geopolitical challenges. After averaging 17.2 percent in 2022, headline inflation remained elevated at 12.3 percent y/y in May, largely driven by high energy and food price increases. Core inflation also accelerated to 12.4 percent y/y in May, as the second-round effects of energy prices were broad-based and much stronger than anticipated. The tight labor markets will continue to push up wages, thereby adding to inflationary pressures. Real GDP growth slowed to 2.8 percent in 2022 from 4.3 percent in 2021, largely reflecting lower increase in inventories and slower fixed investment growth. The government will have to continue to deal with the spillovers in the Baltic region from the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the impact of sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus, the cost-of-living crisis, and energy security.  

IMF Staff Completes 2023 Article IV Mission to Palau

September 12, 2023
“Palau is at the onset of a gradual recovery from the pandemic that left significant scarring, as output fell by a fifth of its pre-pandemic level. Economic activity is expected to have stalled in FY2023, growing by 0.8 percent, reflecting weaknesses in the construction sector and a slow pick-up in tourism.  

Market Reforms and Public Debt Dynamics in Emerging Market and Developing Economies

September 12, 2023
Staff Discussion Notes No. 2023/006  

Guyana Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission

September 11, 2023
The Guyanese economy continues to grow very rapidly, supported by the government’s modernization plans, including the unparalleled oil sector expansion. Following record real GDP growth in 2022—62.3 percent, the highest in the world—real GDP is expected to continue to grow extremely fast in 2023 (38 percent). Oil production is ramping up with the coming on stream of a third oil field, and growth in the non-oil sector is supported by the implementation of a fast-paced public investment program focused on providing transportation, housing, and flood management infrastructure, and raising human capital.  

Joint Statement on Solidarity with Morocco

September 10, 2023
Joint Statement on Solidarity with Morocco  

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva’s Statement at the Conclusion of G20 Leaders’ Summit

September 10, 2023
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva’s Statement at the Conclusion of G20 Leaders’ Summit  

Statement on the Earthquake in Morocco

September 9 , 2023
Washington, DC: The International Monetary Fund today issued the following statement:  

Monetary Tightening and Financial Stability Implications in Asia

September 8 , 2023

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