Thailand’s cyclical recovery is underway, though it has yet to become broad-based. Growth is projected to accelerate moderately, reaching 2.7 percent in 2024 and 2.9 percent in 2025, supported by the ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Thailand and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting on a lapse-of-time basis.

Many emerging markets and developing economies face elevated debt vulnerabilities and financing needs. Following the 2020-21 surge in debt levels associated with the COVID-19 shock, and the subsequent ...

India, Mexico, Brazil, and some other major emerging economies recorded strong growth, while the United States continued to extend its lead as the top destination for direct investment ...

The Maldives' economy is expected to grow by 5 percent in 2025, driven by robust tourism activity. Nevertheless, macroeconomic imbalances have continued to widen and risks are tilted to the downside.

Joint Statement by the Saudi Finance Minister and IMF Managing Director on Supporting Recovery in the Middle East’s Conflict-Affected Economies ...

Now is a time of sweeping transformations in the global economy, in terms of technology, demography and geopolitics, creating a more challenging and uncertain environment for policymakers everywhere, ...

Banking systems are largely insulated from inflation, but vulnerabilities at some banks could lead to tradeoffs between containing inflation and protecting financial stability ...

The AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies is an annual economic policy conference, held in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, organized by the Ministry of Finance of Saudi Arabia and the IMF Regional ...

Opening Remarks by Deputy Managing Director Kenji Okamura at the 7th IMF-JICA Conference, February 13, 2025, Tokyo, Japan ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation Given the recent surge in inflation and the resulting sharp monetary tightening, this note asks whether bank profits are ...