A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Ron van Rooden, visited Damascus from June 1–5, 2025, to assess the economic and financial conditions in the country, discuss the ...

The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) has a strong focus on transparency, building on the Omani Vision 2040. In line with the country’s long-term vision, Vision 2040 (see Box 1), the CBO is committed to ...

This document outlines the main achievements of the Technical Assistance Project led by the IMF’s Institute for Capacity Development in the Dominican Republic from January 2023 to September 2024. The ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Ms. Mercedes Vera Martin, IMF Mission Chief for Zambia, visited Lusaka from April 29 to May 13, 2025, to conduct discussions for the 2025 Article IV ...

His storied career at the IMF, at central banks, and at universities shaped the study of macroeconomics and the next ...

Increased trade integration helped fuel a spectacular rise in global living standards. Lower trade costs increased global GDP ...

When controlled by a select few, tech innovation can be self-serving and undermine the institutions that make it possible, ...

Economists have long helped shape policy by offering analysis to guide decisions on trade, taxation, regulation, and economic ...

Latvia’s economy is navigating a complex global environment while addressing structural challenges at home. Geoeconomic fragmentation, geopolitical tensions, higher trade barriers and trade policy ...

A hard-won recovery in sub-Saharan Africa has been overtaken by recent events. The sudden shift in the global outlook has clouded the region’s short-term prospects and significantly complicated policy ...

The EU has sought to diversify access to critical minerals through trade agreements. But these remain vulnerable to a ...

The Spanish economy has been performing strongly, propelled by services exports and labor force growth, including immigration. Growth is projected to reach2.5 percent in 2025, before slowing as its ...