Finally, as agreed by our members, the IMF Executive Board is working to develop, by June 2025, possible approaches as a guide for further quota realignment, including through a new quota formula, ...

Economists monitor income disparities because they can harden into more structural wealth inequalities that concern policymakers. Wider wealth gaps may also impact monetary policy transmission and ...

End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do ...

Consolidate the fiscal position aligned with the EU’s new fiscal framework. Phase out the fixed energy price policies and reallocate the resulting fiscal space for investment (including green) and ...

This technical assistance (TA) mission report is on government finance statistics (GFS) and public sector debt statistics (PSDS). The mission worked on improving the GFS of the consolidation of the ...

To employ a growing population, the region needs to transform informal jobs, reduce barriers to business growth, and create ...

Satellites, drones, and the right policies can help countries increase revenue by up to 10 times at the local level.

After decades of high growth, the Chinese economy is facing headwinds from slowing productivity growth and a declining workforce that are projected to lower potential growth substantially in the ...

Stagnating incomes in sub-Saharan Africa’s resource-intensive economies necessitate more effective fiscal management and ...

Lack of convergence in per capita income across Indian states requires greater resources for lower-income states for investment and improved public services. Central and state governments need to ...