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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) works to achieve sustainable growth and prosperity for all of its 190 member countries. It does so by supporting economic policies that promote financial stability and monetary cooperation, which are essential to increase productivity, job creation, and economic well-being.
The IMF provides emergency assistance via the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) to members facing urgent balance-of-payments needs. Surveillance of the global economy. The IMF is mandated to oversee the international monetary and financial system and monitor the economic and financial policies of its member countries.
The International Monetary Fund, or IMF, works to achieve sustainable growth and prosperity for all of its 190 member countries. It does so by supporting economic policies that promote financial stability and monetary cooperation, which are essential to increase productivity, job creation, and economic well-being.
The IMF Data Standards Initiatives encourage countries to publish key economic data in a timely and disciplined manner. Learn how the IMF is enhancing data transparency to drive economic growth and accountability.
1 day ago · IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation with Iceland. July 15, 2024. Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Iceland and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting on a lapse-of-time basis.. Following an impressive recovery from shocks in recent years, tight monetary and fiscal policies have slowed domestic demand growth, strengthened the current account, and started to lower inflationary ...
5 days ago · IMF Executive Board Completes the Second Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility and Extended Fund Facility Arrangements for Papua New Guinea. July 12, 2024. IMF Staff Completes 2024 Article IV Mission to Botswana. July 11, 2024.
4 days ago · This year’s report provides the external sector assessment of 30 of the world’s largest economies on the basis of their 2023 data. With tight monetary policy conditions in key advanced economies continuing in 2023, the US dollar remained strong in 2023 and early 2024 by historical standards, while other reserve currency movements have been ...
2 days ago · The cost-of-living crisis, tightening financial conditions in most regions, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the lingering COVID-19 pandemic all weigh heavily on the outlook. Global growth is forecast to slow from 6.0 percent in 2021 to 3.2 percent in 2022 and 2.7 percent in 2023.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 190 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.
6 days ago · We find that India needs to create between 143-324 million jobs by 2050 and that doing so and with workers shifting towards more dynamic sectors could boost GDP growth by 0.2-0.5 percentage points. Structural reforms can help India create high-quality jobs and accelerate growth. Working Paper No. 2024/138. regular.
