On July 9, 2025, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Kiribati, and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the third review of Somalia’s economic reform program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement ...

Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Iraq and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting on a ...

Africa has made remarkable strides across many development metrics, significantly improving life expectancy, literacy, health, and education. With its population set to double to around 2 billion by ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the fourth review of the US$3 billion, 36-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement, which was approved by the Board ...

The paper benchmarks Ireland’s public spending efficiency to peer countries in infrastructure, health, and education using a variety of indicators and maps the efficiency frontiers in these sectors ...

Increasing revenues, establishing an effective budget framework, and scaling up the cash transfer system can all support ...

Growth is projected to rise in the Middle East and North Africa in 2025 and 2026, but at a slower pace than anticipated in the October 2024 REO. Across the region, rising trade tensions and policy ...

Ireland’s economy is deeply connected to the global trade network and relies on foreign direct investment (FDI), notably from the US. This paper presents a framework to estimate the impact of ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Mr. Andrew Tiffin held meetings in Maseru with the authorities of Lesotho and other counterparts from the public and private sectors and civil society ...

The landscape of external funding flows to sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has evolved significantly over the past two decades. This paper provides an overview of the non-official external financing sources, ...

The Nigerian authorities have implemented major reforms over the past two years which have improved macroeconomic stability and enhanced resilience.