2024年，全球经常账户差额与世界GDP之比大幅扩大了0.6个百分点。如果考虑新冠疫情和俄乌战争导致的波动并进行相应调整，这一扩大明显逆转了其自全球金融危机以来的收窄趋势，并可能预示着一个重大的结构性转变。

“衷心感谢南非政府于本周主办本次二十国集团会议，并感谢戈东瓜纳（Godongwana）部长和卡尼亚戈（Kganyago）行长带领我们在会上就若干重要的经济和金融部门问题开展了富有成效的讨论。高度的政策不确定性仍然是我们讨论的一个重要主题。而讨论的另一个重要主题是我们的共同目标——应对这种不确定性，并在国内和集体层面千方百计刺激经济增长。

Kiribati, a collection of remote archipelagos of mostly low-lying atolls, faces significant risks from natural hazards and an existential risk from rising sea levels. This paper explores the critical ...

On July 21, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for the United Kingdom ...

Labor productivity growth has decelerated in the Baltic economies during the past two decades, with the downturn accelerating in recent years. This Selected Issues Paper analyzes the roles of ...

Estonia’s tax mix has been traditionally reliant on consumption taxes—especially VAT—whereas income taxes are a relatively small share of revenue. Recent and expected changes will further shift the ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission team led by Mr. Evan Papageorgiou, IMF Mission Chief for Sri Lanka, visited Colombo during July 21-25, 2025, to discuss recent macroeconomic developments ...

This Selected Issues Paper revisits fiscal multipliers for Estonia with a view to highlighting policy trade-offs and providing growth-friendly options for fiscal consolidation. The pandemic triggered ...

IMF staff and Argentine authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the first review of the EFF program, unlocking potential access to about US$2 billion.

El personal técnico del FMI y las autoridades argentinas alcanzaron un acuerdo a nivel de personal técnico sobre la primera revisión del programa respaldado por el Servicio Ampliado del Fondo (SAF, EF ...

Growing imbalances in largest economies underscore need for concerted adjustment in domestic macroeconomic policies ...

This report examines the significant widening of global current account balances, analyzes developments in the international ...