A strong legal framework and a well-coordinated financial safety net are of critical importance for the stability of the ...

Europe’s medium-term growth prospects remain subdued. There is broad recognition that growth need not be this low, and there ...

Remarks by Alfred Kammer, Director, IMF European Department, at the launch of the Fall 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for ...

Switzerland has a large and sophisticated insurance market, which demonstrated resilience over time. The insurance industry, ...

What lessons emerge from payment resilience in Fragile and Conflict-affected States (FCS) and how could they be applied to ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Mr. Alvaro Piris visited Addis Ababa from October 30 – November 13, ...

How would CBDC affect competition in the payments market? If introduced, CBDC can serve as a payment instrument, expanding ...

Bangladesh authorities have made progress in maintaining macroeconomic stability and advancing reforms. However, the economy continues to face mounting macro-financial challenges from weak tax revenue ...

Recent economic indicators for the first half of 2025 surprised on the upside as Thailand’s economy expanded by 3 percent. However, growth is projected to slow to 2.1 and 1.6 percent in 2025 and 2026, ...

Remarks by Alfred Kammer, Director, IMF European Department, at the College of Europe (Tirana campus), Albania ...

An IMF staff team led by Jesmin Rahman visited Kampala from November 3 to 7 to conduct Uganda’s post-financing assessment (PFA).[1] ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Jaroslaw Wieczorek, Mission Chief for Burkina Faso, visited Ouagadougou during October 29–November 12 to hold discussions on the fourth review of ...