U.S. inflation surged in 2021-22 and has since declined, driven largely by a sharp drop in goods inflation, though services inflation remains elevated. This paper zooms into services inflation, using ...

Since 1980, income levels in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have shown no convergence with those in the US, in stark contrast to emerging Asia and emerging Europe, which have seen rapid ...

European countries have set ambitious goals to reduce their carbon emissions. These goals include a transition to electric vehicles (EVs)—a sector that China increasingly dominates globally—which ...

On September 27, 2024, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Türkiye.

Mr. Kenji Okamura, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today in Vientiane, Lao PDR: ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Eva Jenkner, conducted productive discussions with the Gambian authorities in Banjul from September 30 to October 11, 2024, on the second review ...

Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded today the Review of Charges and the Surcharge Policy. [1] Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF, ...