Recent developments. Antigua and Barbuda’s economy continues its expansion, driven by strong tourism activity and one-off events boosting growth in 2024. Inflation also picked up in 2024, departing ...

Heightened tensions can hurt stock markets, raise government borrowing costs, and pose risks to financial stability ...

Countries have durably reduced household debt by lowering the stock of existing obligations while preventing excessive new ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with the Principality of Andorra. The Board considered and endorsed the staff appraisal on a lapse of ...

IMF staff and the Honduran authorities have reached staff-level agreement on policies and reforms to complete the third review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Extended Credit Facility (ECF) ...

The IMF Executive Board approved a 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement for Argentina totaling US$20 billion (or 479 percent of quota), with an immediate disbursement of US$12 billion, ...

IMF staff and the Ivoirian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the fourth review of Côte d’Ivoire’s economic reform program supported by the EFF and ECF arrangements, and the third ...

The Spanish economy has been performing strongly and growth is expected to remain significantly above the euro area average in the near term, before slowing gradually as its recent drivers normalize ...

Trade-offs between price and financial stability can occur when inflation is above target and financial stress is rising. Use of central bank liquidity tools and other financial stability policies may ...

IMF staff and the Argentine authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on a comprehensive economic program that could be supported by a 48-month arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF ...

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 ...