IMF staff and the Honduran authorities have reached staff-level agreement on policies and reforms to complete the third review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Extended Credit Facility (ECF) ...

Trade-offs between price and financial stability can occur when inflation is above target and financial stress is rising. Use of central bank liquidity tools and other financial stability policies may ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with the Principality of Andorra. The Board considered and endorsed the staff appraisal on a lapse of ...

A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Niko Hobdari visited Bissau during April 2-10, 2025, to hold discussions on the 2025 Article IV consultation and on the economic policies ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mariana Colacelli visited Mauritius from March 31 to April 11, 2025, to conduct the 2025 Article IV Consultation.

The IMF staff team had very productive discussions with the Sri Lankan authorities on economic performance and policies underpinning the Fourth Review under the IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF) ...

Low efficiency and reliability in the energy sector, paired with high costs, dampens competitiveness and holds up growth in The Bahamas. This chapter takes stock of the country’s electricity sector ...

To analyze Bahamian sovereign spreads, a fundamentals-based model is estimated using data on emerging market economies. The main findings are: first, while both domestic and global covariates are ...

The Bahamas is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, including gradual sea level rise, biodiversity loss, and intensifying hurricanes. Together, these challenges threaten to undermine ...

Though the population in The Bahamas has expanded swiftly since 2010, the stock and affordability of new housing has not kept pace due to limited wage growth and financing constraints. This chapter ...

The Spanish economy has been performing strongly and growth is expected to remain significantly above the euro area average in the near term, before slowing gradually as its recent drivers normalize ...

IMF staff and the Argentine authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on a comprehensive economic program that could be supported by a 48-month arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF ...