Digital money and digital payments innovations have the potential for improving cross-border payments by reducing costs, enhancing speed, and improving transparency. This note performs an empirical ...

Slovak Republic has made significant progress in institutionalizing spending reviews, having completed spending reviews covering 64 percent of total public spending since initiating the spending ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Nicaragua ...

On February 5, 2025, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with the Republic of Korea.

In line with the standard procedures for members whose Article IV consultations with the IMF are extensively delayed, on February 7, 2025, the Executive Board was briefed by staff on recent economic ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This study investigates the impact of rising risk of natural disasters on rule-based fiscal frameworks. It explores the ...

A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or ‘mission’), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken as part of ...

Deputy Director for the Asia and Pacific Department, Mission Chief for Japan, IMF ...

Innovation and a strong reform drive have strengthened Benin’s resilience to regional and global challenges and supported ...

International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept "Republic of Korea: Selected Issues", IMF Staff Country Reports 2025, 042 (2025), accessed February 7, 2025, https ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the first review of the arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Liberia, allowing Liberia to draw SDR 34.3 ...