Trade policy uncertainty (TPU) has reached record highs in recent years. This paper builds granular TPU measures for several ASEAN economies that distinguish between protectionist and trade ...

Guided by the views of International Monetary Fund (IMF) members representing a majority of the IMF’s total voting power, and consistent with long standing practice, the Managing Director Kristalina ...

On monetary policy, central banks emphasized that they are laser focused on their price stability mandates.

The region can best cope by protecting vulnerable people, letting prices adjust, anchoring inflation expectations, and ...

In this speech launching the IMF’s April 2026 Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia, Jihad Azour, ...

Now, the war in the Middle East is having important ramifications across the Western Hemisphere. Countries are being affected ...

The global economy has been tested by repeated shocks over the past few years from wars and conflicts, including the new one in the Middle East. In addition to its humanitarian impacts, the economic ...

The region must respond to energy shocks through disciplined policies that protect the vulnerable and strengthen resilience ...

IMFBlog is a forum for the views of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and officials on pressing economic and policy ...

MS. KOZACK: All right. Thank you very much, everyone. Thank you, Managing Director. This concludes our press briefing. The full transcript of the press briefing will be made available on our website.

Middle East conflict intensifies global uncertainty at a time of strained public finances, underscoring the need for policies that preserve future stability ...

The IMF supported the development of a draft Tax Administration Development Program (TADP) 2026-2030 for the Republic of Tajikistan which outlines a comprehensive strategy to modernize and digitalize ...