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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On March 21, 2025, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Azerbaijan and endorsed the staff appraisal, as well as the 2024 Financial Sy ...

We welcome the steadfast commitment of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to its core mandate as the center of the Global Financial Safety Net (GFSN) and we look forward to the implementation of ...

The development and deployment of large language models like ChatGPT across the world requires expanding data centers that consume vast amounts of electricity. Using descriptive statistics and a multi ...