The global economy has shown remarkable resilience, and appears headed for a soft landing. But buffers have been eroded, growth prospects are lackluster, and vulnerable countries are at risk of ...

Policymakers should prioritize steps toward greater economic resilience such as strengthening government finances and ...

Greater digitalization and heightened geopolitical tensions imply that the risk of a cyberattack with systemic consequences ...

Since the last Annual Meetings, in Marrakech, the global financial and economic outlook has improved. Inflation has fallen. Financial conditions have eased. And risks to the global outlook are ...

It can be tempting for countries to turn to industrial policy, but a policy mix supporting innovation more broadly can help ...

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.

The latest economic perspectives for the region will be discussed during the Western Hemisphere press briefing on Friday April 19 at 2:00 PM ET (6:00 PM GMT+1).

The Government of Jamaica (GOJ), the Development Bank of Jamaica, the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the World Bank Group, European Investment Bank as part of Team ...

Global public debt edged up to 93 percent of GDP in 2023 and remained 9 percentage points above the prepandemic level. The increase was led by the two largest economies, United States and China, where ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) endorsed today the recommendations of the IMF staff paper “Policy Reform Proposals to Promote the Fund’s Capacity to Support Countries ...

Without ambitious steps to enhance productivity, global growth is set to fall far below its historical average.

The Board of Governors, the highest decision-making body of the IMF, consists of one governor and one alternate governor for each member country. The governor is appointed by the member country and is ...