IMF Africa Regional Economic Outlook

The IMF sees a challenging economic outlook for Africa due to the war in Ukraine and lingering impact of pandemic, but there are reasons to be optimistic as well, Africa Department Director Abe...

Apr 28, 2022 - FEATURES-NEWS

IMF / Global Financial Stability Report Soundbites

Global financial conditions have tightened notably and downside risks to the economic outlook have increased as a result of the war in Ukraine, the IMF announced Tuesday (April 19) with the...

Apr 19, 2022 - ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS-NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF Asia Economic Outlook Inflation Philippines

The IMF is downgrading economic growth in Asia due to Covid-19 and warning that US financial tightening to combat inflation may negatively impact the region in the newly released Asia Pacific...

Oct 19, 2021 - ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS-FEATURES-NEWS

IMF / Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook

The sub-Saharan Africa region’s economic outlook will grow by 3.4 percent in 2021, up from 3.1 percent projected in October, and supported by improved exports and commodity prices, along with a...

Apr 15, 2021 - ANNUAL & SPRING MEETINGS-FEATURES-NEWS

IMF Asia Economic Outlook

Asia is growing strongly in 2021, but there is still much uncertainty and risk to the economic outlook, the IMF says in the newly released Asia Pacific Regional Economic Outlook released Tuesday...

Apr 13, 2021 - NEWS-PRESS BRIEFINGS

IMF / Averting a COVID-19 Debt Trap

High-income countries may emerge from the COVID-19 crisis with very little scarring, while the developing countries’ economic outlook, particularly the poor of them, looks much worse. That’s what...

Apr 06, 2021 - FEATURES-NEWS

IMF / Global Financial Stability Report January 2021 Release

The IMF said the approval and rollout of vaccines has boosted expectations of a global recovery and lifted risk asset prices, despite rising COVID-19 cases and persistent uncertainties surrounding...

Jan 27, 2021 - NEWS

IMF Spring Meeting’s Curtain Raiser Speech with MD Georgieva

IMF Managing Director: “Global growth will turn sharply negative in 2020” On Thursday, April 9, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF, gave a preview of the IMF’s economic outlook...

Apr 09, 2020 - NEWS