The world economy is at a pivotal juncture. At the center are shifting policy priorities by major economies and escalating trade tensions, in the face of high public debt, weak medium-term growth ...

Good morning, everyone. Welcome to this IMF press briefing. I am Julie Kozack, Director of the Communications Department. Thank you so very much for joining us this morning and, as usual, we are going ...

Tariffs will weigh on the global economy and dent the region’s post-pandemic economic momentum. That’s because exports have led growth in many emerging economies amid lackluster domestic demand. In ...

The economy has continued to perform strongly. Real GDP growth was robust at 6.5 percent in 2024, supported by strong domestic demand. The external current account deficit narrowed by 2.6 percentage ...

Amid heightened uncertainty, policymakers will need to deal with complex trade-offs between debt, slower growth, and new ...

Amid trade tensions and high policy uncertainty, the path forward will be determined by how challenges are confronted and ...

In the latest Global Financial Stability Report, we assess that global financial stability risks have grown significantly, ...

Global growth is expected to decline and downside risks to intensify as major policy shifts unfold After enduring a prolonged and unprecedented series of shocks, the global economy appeared to have ...

IMF staff and the Armenian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the fifth review under the 3-year Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), which the Armenian authorities treat as precautionary. The ...

The Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable (GSDR) met today and reviewed progress on the work to improve debt restructuring processes and timelines, and to help address debt vulnerabilities.

This Handbook provides guidance to staff on the IMF’s facilities available to countries eligible to obtain concessional financing from the Fund under the PRGT, namely low-income countries (LICs). It ...

The 70 low-income countries (LICs) in the IMF’s membership experienced steady but modest growth in 2024, with marked divergence across countries. While 11 of the 20 fastest-growing countries in 2024 ...