Improving the business environment, strengthening governance, and reforming the labor market are among the keys to economic ...

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today that Vitor Gaspar intends to retire as Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department in November 2025.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Ms. Anastasia Guscina conducted discussions with the Surinamese authorities during February 5-14 on policies to complete the ninth and final review of ...

Asia, the engine for global growth over the past decade and an innovation powerhouse, can help contribute to a stronger international monetary system and global financial safety net. This conference ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Ms. Alina Carare and Ms. Lusine Lusinyan, held discussions virtually and in Georgetown for the 2025 Article IV Consultation during February ...

The IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD) conducted a Public Investment Management Assessment (PIMA) and Climate Module (C-PIMA) for The Gambia to assess public investment management (PIM) and its ...

Namibia’s real GDP is estimated to have grown by 3.5 percent in 2024. The 2023/24 drought depressed agricultural production, causing wide-spread food insecurity and highlighting the importance of ...

This paper develops a Financial Conditions Index (FCI) for Qatar and uses the Growth-at-Risk (GaR) framework to examine the impact of financial conditions on Qatar’s non-hydrocarbon growth. The ...

Motivated by Qatar’s Third National Development Strategy, this note discusses ingredients for boosting export diversification and growth potential. Drawing on cross-country experiences and empirical ...

Qatar has been actively preparing to embrace the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI), allowing it to lead its Emerging Market peers in AI readiness. Qatar’s AI exposure has ...

Econometric results suggest that Qatar’s strong capital spending multiplier became less impactful as the stock of capital rose to a high level, likely as the marginal impact declined. This supports ...

Este curso, ministrado pelo Instituto para o Desenvolvimento de Capacidades, foi concebido para ampliar os conhecimentos dos participantes sobre os conceitos de crescimento inclusivo e dar-lhes ...