Manila – September 25, 2026: An International Monetary Fund team, led by Mr. Andrea Pescatori, held meetings in Manila from September 15 to 25, 2026, for the 2026 Article IV Consultation. At the ...

We examine how sectoral complementarity and geopolitical alignment jointly shape greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) to Latin America. Using a novel project-level database of greenfield ...

This paper investigates the aggregate impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology on labor productivity, exploiting patent data in OECD countries during 2000-2017. We first document that after ...

A swift policy response, strong macroeconomic buffers, and a flexible exchange rate helped Egypt absorb spillovers from the war in the Middle East, but more decisive reform implementation is needed to ...

In 1987, Robert Solow famously remarked that the computer age was visible everywhere except in the productivity statistics (Solow 1987). Nearly four decades later, the rapid diffusion of generative ...

On September 9, 2026, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reviewed the joint IMF-World Bank Debt Sustainability Framework for Low-Income Countries (LIC-DSF).

IMF staff and the Sri Lankan authorities held productive discussions relating to the Seventh Review of the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF), and the 2026 Article IV Consultation. Discussions will ...

On September 14, 2026, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2026 Review of Program Design and Conditionality.

The Executive Board on September 14, 2026, approved, on a lapse-of-time basis, a statement of principles to guide the Fund’s engagement with external partners. The Fund’s engagement with external ...

Latvia faces significant structural challenges and public spending pressures. Latvia’s slow convergence in per capita income with the rest of the euro area reflects weaker total factor productivity ...

On September 18, 2026, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for Brunei Darussalam. The authorities have consented to the publication of ...

Algeria’s reform program has supported diversification and robust growth, although large fiscal deficits have depleted fiscal buffers and external buffers have eroded.