Peru’s mining wealth holds the promise to substantially accelerate potential growth. However, many mining projects have been stalled for several years due to conflicts with local communities that feel ...

Opening Remarks by the IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath at the Conference on “Sri Lanka’s Road to Recovery: Debt and Governance” Shangri-La Hotel Colombo ...

Substantial savings from past oil production can help build a thriving economy for future generations—if spent better and ...

Andreas Adriano profiles Agustín Carstens, finance minister, head of the BIS, and central banker with a start-up mentality ...

Greater debt transparency builds investor confidence, helps reduce borrowing costs, and strengthens debt sustainability—reducing the risk of shocks that can lead to a debt crisis ...

Increased trade integration helped fuel a spectacular rise in global living standards. Lower trade costs increased global GDP ...

On June 10, 2025, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Dominica and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting on a lapse-of-time ...

His storied career at the IMF, at central banks, and at universities shaped the study of macroeconomics and the next ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Ms. Sarwat Jahan visited Kathmandu during May 26 to June 10, 2025. After constructive discussions, Ms. Jahan issued the following statement at the end ...

The EU has sought to diversify access to critical minerals through trade agreements. But these remain vulnerable to a combination of trade wars, rising export restrictions, a desire by developing ...

When controlled by a select few, tech innovation can be self-serving and undermine the institutions that make it possible, ...

This document outlines the main achievements of the Technical Assistance Project led by the IMF’s Institute for Capacity Development in the Dominican Republic from January 2023 to September 2024. The ...