Africa has made remarkable strides across many development metrics, significantly improving life expectancy, literacy, health, and education. With its population set to double to around 2 billion by ...

Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Iraq and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting on a ...

As part of the Fund's increased transparency, the tentative calendar of the formal meetings and seminars of the Executive Board for the next seven days is shown below. Please note that the calendar is ...

Esta tecnología ávida de electricidad requiere políticas que ayuden a ampliar el suministro eléctrico, incentiven las fuentes energéticas alternativas y ayuden a contener las subidas de precios ...

Ireland’s economy is deeply connected to the global trade network and relies on foreign direct investment (FDI), notably from the US. This paper presents a framework to estimate the impact of ...

The paper benchmarks Ireland’s public spending efficiency to peer countries in infrastructure, health, and education using a variety of indicators and maps the efficiency frontiers in these sectors ...

Successful debt stabilization requires measures to strengthen public finances and institutions, alongside pro-growth ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the fourth review of the US$3 billion, 36-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement, which was approved by the Board ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Mr. Andrew Tiffin held meetings in Maseru with the authorities of Lesotho and other counterparts from the public and private sectors and civil society ...

Increasing revenues, establishing an effective budget framework, and scaling up the cash transfer system can all support ...

Download PDF Acknowledging missteps, listening well, defending data, and avoiding jargon will help the profession engage Economists have long helped shape policy by offering analysis to guide ...

The landscape of external funding flows to sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has evolved significantly over the past two decades. This paper provides an overview of the non-official external financing sources, ...