The largest disruption to the global oil market in decades should have sent prices soaring. But after spiking at the start of the war in the Middle East, crude prices soon settled in a range of $90 to ...
French startup Mistral AI’s recent financing round was led by ASML, a Dutch maker of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Such cross-border investments—even when small relative to US deals—are not ...
European countries face rising spending pressures and higher interest costs that could sharply increase debt and threaten growth if left unaddressed. The paper argues that maintaining fiscal ...
This technical assistance report evaluates the fiscal transparency practices of the Dominican Republic (DR) against the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Fiscal Transparency Code. The assessment ...
This paper studies how dollar stablecoins affect parallel foreign-exchange markets in economies with fixed or heavily managed exchange rates. When foreign currency is rationed, the true degree of ...
This paper estimates the strength of monetary policy transmission to bank lending and deposit rates in Namibia under a pegged exchange rate regime. Using local projections, it quantifies the ...
MS. KOZACK: Hello, everyone. Welcome to this IMF press briefing. It's great to see you all here in person and online. I'm Julie Kozack, Director of the IMF's Communications Department. As usual, this ...
This paper analyzes social spending in Namibia across education, health, and social protection. It assesses spending adequacy relative to development needs and examines whether resources are ...
2026 Projected Real GDP (% Change) : 1.4 2026 Projected Consumer Prices (% Change): 3.8 Country Population: 1.369 million Date of Membership: May 26, 1992 Article IV/Country Report: July 14, 2025 ...
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