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Opinion: Time of major economic transformations in the Middle East
October 27, 2021
The world and the Middle East are nearing the end of their second year of dealing with an unprecedented global health and economic crisis amid new challenges, such as the repercussions of repeated waves of the corona pandemic, the latest caused by the Omicron variant, and new economic developments, such as high inflation and growing economic uncertainty. At this eventful year ends against the backdrop of a cloudy economic horizon, it is useful to review key developments in the region in 2021 and examine the economic prospects for 2022.
Deputy Managing Director Mitsuhiro Furusawa to leave IMF
IMF Team and the Authorities from the Democratic Republic of Congo Reach Staff-Level Agreement on the First Review under the Extended Credit Facility
Blog: Joint Action Needed to Secure the Recovery
IMF Holds Informal Board Briefing on Yemen
Blog: Needed—A Global Approach to Data in the Digital Age
Seven Charts that Show Sub-Saharan Africa at a Crucial Point
IMF and Madagascar Reach Staff-Level Agreement on the First Review of the Extended Credit Facility
IMF Executive Board Approves a US$76 Million Disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility to Burundi to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
Blog: Chart of the WeekLonger Delivery Times Reflect Supply Chain Disruptions
IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Serbia
Sub-Saharan Africa Outlook: 1 Planet, 2 Worlds, 3 Stories
October 22, 2021
The world remains in the grip of the pandemic and a seemingly accelerating pace of climate change.
Powering the Digital Economy: Opportunities and Risks of Artificial Intelligence in Finance
October 22, 2021
Departmental Paper No 2021/024
Transcript of October 2021 African Sub-Saharan Press Briefing
Transcript of October 2021 Western Hemisphere Press Briefing
Introductory remarks by the Acting Director of the Western Hemisphere Department, Nigel Chalk
October 21, 2021
Introductory remarks by the Acting Director of the Western Hemisphere Department, Nigel Chalk: A Long and Winding Road to Recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Blog: Surging Energy Prices May Not Ease Until Next Year
IMF Staff Completes Discussions on the 2021 Article IV Consultations and Reaches a Staff-Level Agreement with Moldova on a New Economic Program
Opening Remarks at the Press Briefing on the Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa
October 21, 2021
Opening Remarks at the Press Briefing on the Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa