To employ a growing population, the region needs to transform informal jobs, reduce barriers to business growth, and create conditions conductive to jobs growth in higher productivity ...

An International Monetary Fund staff team, led by Mercedes Vera Martin, engaged in discussions with the Zambian authorities in Lusaka during October 2-15, focusing on reforms and policy priorities ...

Violent crime and insecurity remain major barriers to prosperity in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). With just 8 percent of the global population, LAC accounts for a third of the world’s ...

Satellites, drones, and the right policies can help countries increase revenue by up to 10 times at the local level.

Financial stability risks remain contained in the near term, although rising economic and geopolitical uncertainty increases the likelihood of adverse shocks, exposing fragilities. Chapter 1 of the ...

Global public debt is elevated. It is projected to exceed US$100 trillion in 2024 and will rise over the medium term. This chapter shows that risks to the debt outlook are heavily tilted to the upside ...

A new look at an old question: Should countries fix, float, or choose something in between? A PERENNIAL question in international economics—whether in academia or in policy circles—concerns the ...

Colombia is deeply committed to climate change policies, as evidenced by Law N° 1931 (2018), which outlines actions to adapt to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, aiming to decrease ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2024 Article IV Consultation1 with Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation At the request of the Government Statistics Office (GSO), a technical assistance mission was conducted between April 22–26, ...

Economic staff in central banks and ministries of finance with communication roles, both (1) internal (communication with principals) and (2) external (communication with the broader public).

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This report summarizes findings from a Public Investment Management Assessment (PIMA) and the Climate Module (C-PIMA) ...