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IMF Committee on Balance of Payments Statistics 2024 Annual Report

April 18, 2025
Balance of Payments Statistics No 2024/001  

Colombia: Staff Statement

April 18, 2025
Washington, DC – April 18, 2025: 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 Mr. Ding issued today the following statement:  

St. Lucia: Technical Assistance Report-Report on External Sector Statistics Mission (October 28–November 1, 2024)

April 18, 2025
Technical Assistance Report No. 2025/041  

Brazil: Technical Assistance Report-Report on Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics Mission (August 5–16, 2024)

April 18, 2025
Technical Assistance Report No. 2025/042  

Enhancing Governance in Niger: Progress, Challenges, and Policy Priorities

April 18, 2025
Selected Issues Paper No. 2025/042  

Estimating Potential Output in Niger: Niger

April 18, 2025
Selected Issues Paper No. 2025/041  

Tax Potential and Revenue Mobilization in Niger: Niger

April 18, 2025
Selected Issues Paper No. 2025/040  

Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific April 2025

April 18, 2025

IMF Statement on Mozambique

April 18, 2025
IMF Statement on Mozambique  

IMF Staff Completes 2025 Article IV Mission to Nigeria

April 18, 2025
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 Nigeria  

Jordan — IMF Staff Reach Staff Level Agreement on the Third Review under the Extended Fund Facility and Make Progress Toward a Program Supported under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility

April 17, 2025
Jordan’s economic program supported by an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement is firmly on track despite considerable external headwinds. The authorities continue to demonstrate strong commitment to sound macro-economic policies and structural reforms to strengthen Jordan’s resilience, confront uncertainty, and accelerate growth.  

Toward a Better Balanced and More Resilient World Economy

April 17, 2025
Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva delivers a speech on the outlook for the global economy and policy priorities for member countries ahead of the 2025 IMF Spring Meetings.  

IMF Holds Informal Board Briefing on Myanmar

April 17, 2025
Washington, DC – April 17, 2025: 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 economic developments in Myanmar.  

IMF Staff Conclude the 2025 Article IV Discussions and Reach Staff-Level Agreement with Tanzania on the Fifth Review of the Extended Credit Facility and the Second Review of the Resilience and Sustainability Facility

April 17, 2025
The IMF and Tanzanian authorities have reached staff-level agreement on the fifth review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and the second review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). Once approved by the IMF Executive Board, Tanzania will gain access to US$441 million in financing.  

IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Bangladesh

April 17, 2025
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team had constructive discussions with the Bangladesh authorities on economic performance and the policies underpinning the combined third and fourth review under the IMF’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF), Extended Fund Facility (EFF), and Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF).  

IMF Executive Board Approves the disbursement of US $129 Million under the Rapid Credit Facility for Mali

April 16, 2025
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 93.3 million).  

The Gambia: IMF Staff Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on a Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) Arrangement and the Third Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement

April 16, 2025
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Eva Jenkner, held discussions in Banjul from April 2 to April 16, 2025. A staff-level agreement was reached on the third review of the program supported under the 36-month ECF arrangement approved in January 2024 for a total access of SDR 74.64 million (about US$100.9 million).  

Fiscal Monitor Chapter 2

April 16, 2025
Reforms to energy subsidies and pensions are vital for fiscal savings and inclusive growth but face public resistance. This chapter uses novel datasets and real-time sentiment analysis to highlight the importance of design, timing, and communication strategies for reform success, emphasizing governa  

Libya: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2025 Article IV Mission

April 16, 2025
The dispute over the leadership of the central bank last August and the associated disruption in oil production weighed on growth in 2024. Output is estimated to have contracted, driven by the forced contraction in hydrocarbon GDP, but offset somewhat by the expansion in non-oil activities fueled by sustained government spending. Following the resolution of the dispute, oil production has rebounded and is now approaching 1.4 million barrels per day.  

Stress Testing the Albanian Banking Sector: A Decade Post-FSAP

April 16, 2025
Selected Issues Paper No. 2025/039  

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