IMF Spokesperson Julie Kozack discusses the IMF’s latest developments and answers questions on today’s global economy.

Greece’s trajectory shows how institutional reforms—if well sequenced and sustained—can deliver durable results ...

The 2003 Article IV Consultation highlights that Lebanon has been facing an unprecedented sovereign-banking-currency crisis, which is ongoing for more than three years. Although the economy showed ...

IMF staff and the Barbadian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on a 36-month precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). The agreement—which is subject to approval by the IMF Executive ...

Stablecoins have experienced periods of rapid growth, accelerated links with traditional finance. Without proper regulation, contagion risks to wider financial sector will increase. Global regulation ...

Global public debt could increase to 100 percent of global gross domestic product by the end of the decade if current trends continue, according to projections in our latest Fiscal Monitor. The rising ...

This paper presents Sri Lanka’s Request for an Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). The objectives of the EFF-supported program are to restore macroeconomic stability and debt ...

Policy priorities include more realistic forecasting, stronger expenditure controls, improved cash management, and ...

While Haiti faces significant challenges in public investment management (PIM) driven by insecurity, weak institutions, and fragmented information systems, a practical and systematic path forward is ...

IMF staff and the Tanzanian authorities reached staff-level agreement on the final reviews of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). Subject to IMF ...

The report outlines a comprehensive Central Bank Balance Sheet Stress Testing (CBST) framework tailored to the Central Bank of Montenegro (CBCG) to assess policy solvency. Operating in a euroized ...

IMF staff and the Honduran authorities have reached staff-level agreement on policies and reforms to complete the fourth and ...