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.

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

Kiribati expanded social protection spending in response to COVID, drastically reducing poverty. Concurrently, an increase in untargeted social protection receipts has supported spending on goods that ...

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 ...

COMING SOON Launch of the July 2026 World Economic Outlook Update. The World Economic Outlook (WEO) is a survey of prospects and policies by the IMF staff, usually published twice ...

Heightened global uncertainty, geoeconomic fragmentation, and trade tensions have made deepening economic ties more important ...

Surges in public debt in many countries since the COVID-19 pandemic have rekindled interest in fiscal consolidations, which often entail difficult policy choices in the face of economic and political ...

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Economic growth and the external position strengthened in 2025, supported by export‑led production in mining and agriculture.

Chile’s economy remains resilient, with its outlook supported by higher copper prices, though the rise in oil prices has pushed inflation temporarily above target. Heightened external risks calls for ...

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The elevated regional tensions are casting a shadow on Israel’s economy. Growth forecasts for 2026 have been revised down to 3.5 percent from 4.8 percent before the war in the Middle East, while ...