The UK economy has remained resilient, but the war in the Middle East has dampened near-term growth prospects. Growth is projected to slow to 1.0 percent in 2026 before gradually recovering as the ...

An IMF staff team visited Dhaka following a request from the government for a new Fund-supported economic reform program. The ...

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 ...

IMF staff and the Yemeni authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the key economic policies and reforms that could underpin a Staff-Monitored Program. The proposed 18-month SMP aims to ...

The Mauritian economy remains resilient, with growth of 3.2 percent in 2025 and easing inflation in early 2026. However, the near-term outlook has weakened amid heightened global uncertainty and the ...

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

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