An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Mr. Stéphane Roudet, Mission Chief for Ghana, held meetings in Accra from September 24 to October 4, 2024, to discuss progress on reforms and ...

To better manage its public sector wage bill, Guinea-Bissau has embraced blockchain technology, a secure digital mechanism ...

Keynote Speech by Alfred Kammer, Director, European Department, at the High-Level Conference of the National Bank of the ...

Mr. Kenji Okamura, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today in Ulaanbaatar at the end of his visit to Mongolia.

Australia's resilient economy faces cyclical challenges. Recent decades of strong growth are attributed to effective policies, strong institutions, flexible prices, strong regional trade links, and ...

The IMF is frequently approached by central banks seeking guidance on the balance between central bank digital currency (CBDC), fast payment systems (FPS), and electronic money (e-money) solutions.

The Heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG), and the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed on broad principles for cooperation on pandemic preparedness. This ...

Since we last saw each other during the Spring Meetings, we have seen some rebalancing of global growth. Emerging Asia, for example, is the main engine of global growth, supported by surging demand ...

The need to decarbonize international aviation and maritime has long been overlooked. The two sectors account for a small but rapidly growing share of global CO2 emissions, and could rise to as much ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation Soft power is difficult to measure directly, and existing indicators—mostly subjective and not always transparent—fail to ...