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 ...

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 analyzes social spending in Namibia across education, health, and social protection. It assesses spending adequacy relative to development needs and examines whether resources are ...

The war in the Middle East is expected to weigh on growth, slowing it to 2.6 percent in 2026, and to raise inflation to an average of 5.4 percent.

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 ...

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today the appointment of Silvana ...

Cambodia’s economy has remained resilient, but growth is projected to slow in 2026 amid higher energy prices, trade policy uncertainty, weak tourism, and subdued domestic demand. Inflation has risen, ...

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 ...

End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do ...

The IMF Executive Board today concluded the 2026 Article IV Consultation and completed the Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and the Second Review Under the Resilience and ...

The new administration aims to raise potential growth through deregulation and tax reforms, while consolidating the fiscal position via expenditure cuts. While the economy remains resilient, fiscal ...

IMF staff and the Egyptian authorities have reached staff level agreement on the policies that could support completion of the seventh review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the second ...