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• Euro Area At The Crossroads: No Time For Complacency

  Recovery in the euro area has strengthened, but the medium-term outlook remains weak and is endangered by lack of collective action, says the IMF in its latest review of the currency union.

• South Africa: Latest Outlook Shows Urgent Need for Policy Reforms

  South Africa faces significant challenges and needs decisive action to revive growth, the IMF said in its latest annual assessment of the country’s economy.

• South Africa: Latest Outlook Shows Urgent Need for Policy Reforms

  South Africa faces significant challenges and needs decisive action to revive growth, the IMF said in its latest annual assessment of the country’s economy.

• Poland: Strong Institutions a Must For Steady Growth

  Poland has been growing steadily over the past years. However, some policies of the new government have dented investor sentiment and could slow down growth, according to the IMF.

• Globally Important German Financial System is Resilient

  The financial system of Germany, home to systemically important financial institutions, has been bolstered by EU-wide and global reforms in the financial sector. At the same time, low interest rates and the ongoing transition to new supervisory and resolution mechanisms may pose risks, according to the IMF.

• A Blueprint for Portugal’s Future Growth

  Portugal has bounced back from the global economic crisis, but to keep up momentum it will need to carry out additional reforms aimed at boosting growth, generating jobs, and improving competitiveness, according to a new IMF publication on the country’s economy.

• A Blueprint for Portugal’s Future Growth

  Portugal has bounced back from the global economic crisis, but to keep up momentum it will need to carry out additional reforms aimed at boosting growth, generating jobs, and improving competitiveness, according to a new IMF publication on the country’s economy.

• Strong Recovery in Jamaica but Bold Reforms Still Needed

  After several decades of low growth and rising public debt, Jamaica has made significant progress in restoring economic stability thanks to strong policies and program ownership.

• Strong Recovery in Jamaica but Bold Reforms Still Needed

  After several decades of low growth and rising public debt, Jamaica has made significant progress in restoring economic stability thanks to strong policies and program ownership.

• Uncertainty Clouds the United Kingdom’s Economic Prospects

  The economy of the United Kingdom has performed well in recent years, but it faces important challenges and risks, according to the IMF’s just-published annual health check of the U.K. economy and its periodic report on the financial sector.

Featured documents

• Top Researchers Debate Unconventional Monetary Policies

  The IMF’s Annual Research Conference in early November gathered some of the best researchers in the field to discuss the lessons and the future of unconventional monetary policies....

• Gulf Countries Should Refine Policies to Ensure Financial Stability

  The experience of the boom and bust in 2008-09 demonstrates the vulnerability of the member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)—Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—to credit and asset price cycles, and makes macroprudential policies especially...

• Mideast Issues High on IMF Agenda

  The challenges facing Arab countries in transition —Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen—were a focal point for policymakers during the 2013 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington last week....

• Global Growth Disappoints, Pace of Recovery Uneven and Country-Specific

  A weak and uneven global economic recovery continues, with the pace of recovery reflecting various country-specific conditions, says the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook (WEO)....

• Harnessing the Power of Fiscal Policy to Mitigate Inequality

  The appropriate design of fiscal policies can mitigate income inequality, without hurting growth, or even while increasing it, according to a recently published IMF book, Inequality and Fiscal Policy....

• Weakening Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa Calls for Policy Reset

  After a prolonged period of strong economic growth, sub-Saharan Africa is set to experience a second difficult year as the region is hit by multiple shocks, the IMF said in its latest Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa....

• Now Is the Time! Use Fiscal Policy to Support Sustainable Growth

  In the global context of a moderate and uneven economic recovery, sound management of public finances can secure elusive growth and jobs....

• IMF Invites Public Input on Its Engagement with Civil Society

  As part of its efforts to strengthen public outreach, the IMF retains an independent consultant to revise its Guide for Staff Relations with Civil Society Organizations. An online consultation on the guide opens to ensure broad input from civil society actors....

• <b>Lagarde Calls for New Recipe for Stronger Growth</b>

  Policymakers in all countries will have to refine and upgrade their economic policies to boost growth and reduce global uncertainty, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said at the opening press conference of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Lima, Peru....

• Portugal to Stay Challenging Reform Course

  With economic recession set to extend into 2013, Portugal’s government has made excellent progress in implementing reforms agreed under a program supported by European partners and the IMF. In an interview, the IMF’s mission chief for Portugal, Abebe Aemro Selassie, discusses the prospects for...