Tobacco poses the greatest health risk, resulting in over 8 million premature deaths annually, according to the World Health ...

This technical assistance (TA) mission on Government Finance Statistics (GFS) and Public Sector Debt Statistics (PSDS) was conducted in Brazil during August 5–16, 2024. The primary objective of the ...

Potential growth in Niger is estimated at around 6 percent with a structurally significant contribution of labor and peaks of growth associated with higher investment in physical capital. Growth in ...

A staff team has been actively engaging with the Colombian authorities in the context of the ongoing 2025 Article IV consultation, with visits to Bogotá in mid-February and early-April. Ms. Oner and ...

Niger faces significant challenges to mobilize revenue, with one of the lowest tax revenue to GDP ratios in the region. This paper estimates the tax revenue gap, which reflects the difference between ...

Niger, a low-income and conflict-affected state, faces significant governance challenges that hinder economic development. The military takeover in 2023 has altered the governance landscape, resulting ...

An International Monetary Fund team, led by Axel Schimmelpfennig, IMF mission chief for Nigeria, visited Lagos and Abuja on April 2–15 to hold discussions for the 2025 Article IV Consultations with Ni ...

Washington, DC: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Pablo Lopez Murphy, visited Maputo from February 19 to March 4, 2025, to discuss policy implementation under the ECF arrangement.

Destination substitution, whereby stricter policies in the intended destination divert people to other places or leave them ...

The IMF Executive Board approved today Mali’s request for disbursement under the exogenous shock window of the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF),allowing for an immediate disbursement of US$129 million (SDR ...

Heightened tensions can hurt stock markets, raise government borrowing costs, and pose risks to financial stability ...

In line with the standard procedures for members whose Article IV consultations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are delayed, on April 17, 2025, the Executive Board was briefed by staff on ...