This paper proposes a “quasi-agnostic” sign restriction procedure to identify structural shocks in frequentist structural vector autoregression (SVAR) models. It argues that low acceptance rates, ...

This paper assesses the stance of monetary policy in eleven Sub-Saharan African (SSA) emerging and frontier market economies. We estimate neutral real interest rates using a range of methodologies, ...

The Canadian economy has navigated the pandemic well and achieved a soft landing but rising trade tensions pose significant challenges. Amid sharp monetary tightening to control high levels of ...

This paper documents five empirical facts about the role of strategic complementarities in firms’ price-setting behavior, using administrative data from Chilean firms. (1) Strategic complementarities ...

Exchange Rate Query Tool - This query tool allows the user to retrieve exchange rates data from the IMF rates database, and view, print, or save the data.

This web page provides information on official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English that deal with Saudi Arabia.

Despite gloomy predictions, the global economy remains remarkably resilient, with steady growth and inflation slowing almost as quickly as it rose. The journey has been eventful, starting with ...

The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on January 27, 2025. Listed below are items related to South Africa.

Safeguards Assessments, which apply to all member countries with arrangements for use of IMF resources approved after June 30, 2000, aim to provide reasonable assurance to the IMF that a central ...

This paper examines financial interconnectedness in Asia, particularly through Singapore, and the link between trade and financial flows. It finds that Asia's financial integration lags behind its ...

Countries that are most vulnerable to climate change—and the associated loss of natural biodiversity—are often those least able to afford investment to strengthen resilience because their budgets are ...

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