Global growth is projected at 3.3 percent both in 2025 and 2026, below the historical (2000–19) average of 3.7 percent. The forecast for 2025 is broadly unchanged from that in the October 2024 World ...

This paper investigates the global economic spillovers emanating from G20 emerging markets (G20-EMs), with a particular emphasis on the comparative influence of China. Employing a Bayesian Global ...

Recent developments. Haiti is facing exceptionally challenging circumstances. The deteriorating security environment, which reached crisis proportions in the first few months of 2024, has continued to ...

This paper examines the potential impact of border carbon adjustments on Trinidad and Tobago’s exports. Despite its marginal contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions, the country’s high carbon ...

We study the two-way relationship between fixed-rate mortgages (FRMs) and monetary policy in a panel of up to 35 countries over the last two decades. The dataset includes quarterly information on the ...

The archipelago is taking bold steps to transform its electricity sector and build resilience to climate change.

Growth divergences persist and could widen, while policy shifts may reignite inflation pressures in some countries ...

The country has emerged as a regional anchor of growth and stability thanks to impressive economic resilience and reform ...

Asia and Pacific Dept " Selected Issues", IMF Staff Country Reports 2025, 016 (2025), accessed January 23, 2025, ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2024 Article IV consultation with Oman on January 14 and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting on a ...

Electronic banking is the wave of the future. It provides enormous benefits to consumers in terms of the ease and cost of transactions. But it also poses new challenges for country authorities in ...

Strong economic growth continues, underpinned by robust domestic activity. Although the outlook is subject to heightened global uncertainty, ongoing reform efforts are expected to support medium-term ...