What's New Archive
A Financial Sector for the Economy of the Future: Oman
June 13, 2024
Selected Issues Paper No. 2024/019
Monetary Policy Transmission in Oman
June 13, 2024
Selected Issues Paper No. 2024/018
Mitigating Fiscal Risks in Oman
June 13, 2024
Selected Issues Paper No. 2024/017
Lifting productivity in Oman: The Role of Structural Reforms
June 13, 2024
Selected Issues Paper No. 2024/020
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation with Sri Lanka and Completes the Second Review Under the Extended Fund Facility
June 12, 2024
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the second review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement, allowing the authorities to draw SDR 254 million (about US$336 million).
Republic of Poland: Technical Assistance Report-Aligning the Stabilizing Expenditure Rule to the European Union Fiscal Framework
June 12, 2024
Technical Assistance Report No. 2024/049
Bangladesh Can Boost Growth and Climate Resilience by Investing in Women
June 12, 2024
Sizable gaps in women’s economic empowerment undermine growth and exacerbate climate vulnerability.
Daniel Susskind on Growth: A History and a Reckoning
Canada Staff Concluding Statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission
June 11, 2024
Inflation is declining steadily in the context of soft economic activity and a resilient financial sector. Against that background, the Bank of Canada has appropriately begun cutting policy rates. Canada’s public debt and deficits remain low in international comparison, and the recent introduction of quantitative fiscal objectives is welcome. That said, fiscal policy should be tightened, both to support the Bank of Canada’s efforts to bring inflation back to target and to rebuild buffers appropriately used during the pandemic.
Promoting Gender Equality and Tackling Demographic Challenges
June 11, 2024
Gender Notes No. 2024/002
Republic of South Sudan: 2023 Article IV Consultation, and First and Second Reviews under the Staff-Monitored Program with Board Involvement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Republic of South Sudan
June 10, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/160
Georgia: Technical Assistance Report-Report on Government Finance Statistics for State-Owned Enterprises Mission (January 16-27, 2023)
June 10, 2024
Technical Assistance Report No. 2024/044
Georgia: Technical Assistance Report-Report on Government Finance Statistics for State-Owned Enterprises Mission (April 26-May 24, 2021)
June 10, 2024
Technical Assistance Report No. 2024/045
Republic of Fiji: Republic of Fiji: 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Fiji
June 10, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/159
Somalia: Staff Report for the First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Requests for Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Somalia
June 10, 2024
Country Report No. 2024/158
The Evolving Role of Central Banks in Africa
June 7 , 2024
Central banks need to be on their toes and be ready to make bold moves in the coming years. It will be about being practical, accepting trade-offs, learning lessons from around the globe, and acting on them. Moreover, it will be crucial to keep central banks as free from political strings as possible.
Exposure to Artificial Intelligence and Occupational Mobility: A Cross-Country Analysis
June 7 , 2024
Working Paper No. 2024/116
Reinforcement Learning from Experience Feedback: Application to Economic Policy
June 7 , 2024
Working Paper No. 2024/114
Monitoring Privately-held Firms' Default Risk in Real Time: A Signal-Knowledge Transfer Learning Model
June 7 , 2024
Working Paper No. 2024/115
Policy Multipliers in Japan Under QQE
June 7 , 2024
Working Paper No. 2024/113