This paper proposes a new high-frequency structural vector autoregression model that can disentangle the drivers of oil and natural gas prices in real time. In particular, it separately identifies ...

In less than seven years, the global economy has been subjected to an exceptional sequence of events. The pandemic and the ensuing disruptions to global supply chains; wars in Ukraine and the Middle ...

Faced with heightened vulnerabilities, policymakers should contain leverage, strengthen debt sustainability, and harden cyber ...

Budget execution has been slow so far this year, reflecting administrative bottlenecks. To support the recovery, the authorities intend to accelerate the execution of public investment while sticking ...

IMF staff and the Zambian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on a package of economic policies and reforms that could support a new 36-month arrangement under the Extended Credit ...

On September 14, 2026, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund concluded the consideration of the 2026 Article IV consultation for the Maldives.

IMF staff and the Nigerien authorities reached staff-level agreement on the final review of the economic program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), a new 38-month ECF-supported program, ...

Realizing tokenized markets’ potential depends on legal and regulatory clarity, greater interoperability, appropriate ...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a central role in Lithuania’s economy but face persistent challenges that constrain investment, productivity, and firm growth. Limited access to finance, ...

IMF staff and the Congolese authorities held constructive discussions in the context of the government’s request for financial support under the Extended Credit Facility and the 2026 Article IV ...

IMF Management has approved the completion of the second review under Zimbabwe’s 10-month Staff-Monitored Program (SMP).

Foreign-currency foreign-issued stablecoins—most of which are denominated in U.S. dollars and issued in a small number of jurisdictions—could increasingly affect macro-financial conditions in ...