The International Monetary Fund (IMF), being the lender of last resort for countries in balance-of-payments crisis or in danger of default, almost always ties its bailouts to excessive austerity ...

The IMF has urged euro area countries to tighten their fiscal policies rather than relaxing them further in response to the energy crisis, with an extra adjustment effort required from high-debt ...

Sri Lanka is once again approaching a consequential economic debate. As the present programme with the International Monetary ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sounded a clear note of caution about the accelerating adoption of tokenization across financial markets. In its latest analysis, the organization stresses ...

The latest Article IV assessment by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sets out a picture of a UK economy that is stabilising but still facing subdued growth, persistent structural challenges and ...

Sources: Haver Analytics, Belgian authorities, and IMF staff projections. 1/ Based on national accounts data available as of January 29, 2025. 2/ Contribution to GDP growth. [1] Under Article IV of ...

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 ...