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G20 High Level Tax Symposium
July 9 , 2021
Good morning. And many thanks to Minister Franco and the G20 presidency for hosting this important symposium on tax policy and climate change. The science is clear. If we are to keep global warming below 2oC, global greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by one quarter to one half, over the next decade. We need robust measures to complement and reinforce the Paris agreement. Finance ministries and tax authorities have a key role to play.
Central bank digital currencies for cross-border payments
IMF Staff Completes Virtual Mission for the Third Review of the Extended Credit Facility to São Tomé and Príncipe
Blog: What COVID-19 Can Teach Us About Mitigating Climate Change
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Welcomes the Executive Board’s Backing for a New US$650 Billion SDR Allocation
Sudan: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Joint Staff Advisory Note
July 8 , 2021
Country Report No. 2021/145
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2021 Article IV Consultation with Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report
July 8 , 2021
Country Report No. 2021/149
Honduras: Technical Assistance Report–Fiscal Transparency Evaluation
July 8 , 2021
Country Report No. 2021/150
Key Trends in Implementing the FUND's Transparency Policy
July 8 , 2021
Policy Paper No. 2021/047
“Presidential panel within the Business Forum on the topic: “Three Seas Initiative: A path to smart development and comprehensive economic growth”.
Central African Economic and Monetary Community: Common Policies in Support of Member Countries Reform Programs
July 7 , 2021
Country Report No. 2021/148
IMF and Seychelles Reach Staff-Level Agreement on a US$ 107 Million Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility
Blog: Urgent Action Needed to Address a Worsening ‘Two-Track’ Recovery
Guinea: Selected Issues
July 6 , 2021
Country Report No. 2021/147
Guinea: 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Guinea
July 6 , 2021
Country Report No. 2021/146
IMF Urges Swift Formation of Creditor Committee for Ethiopia
St. Kitts and Nevis: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission
UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable-Development
July 6 , 2021
Over the last 18 months, we have been grappling with loss and hardship. In the words of the young American poet Amanda Gorman: “When day comes, we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade?” The good news is “light” is coming. The global economy is recovering. And as Dr. Tedros said before me, there is a path to end the pandemic. At the IMF, we raised our global growth forecast to 6 percent in 2021 and 4 percent in 2022. And we recognize the exceptional and synchronized fiscal and monetary actions by policymakers around the world to cushion the impact of the crisis. Without them, the recession last year would have been three times worse, another Great Depression.