International standards and best practice supports the implementation of a risk-based solvency regime in the regulation and supervision of insurers. Several emerging market and developing economies ...

We provide new estimates of the return on US external claims and liabilities using confidential, high-quality, security-level data. The excess return is positive on average, since claims are tilted ...

The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) has launched a new Medium-Term National Development Plan (MTNDP). Unlike the previous plans that were implemented for five years, the new plan will be executed ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation Domestic violence is a global phenomenon. We study the interplay of determinants of a woman’s risk of facing intimate ...

A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or ‘mission’), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken as part of ...

Severe spillovers from the conflict in Sudan, including refugee inflows and damages to an oil pipeline, have exacerbated South Sudan’s difficult humanitarian and macroeconomic situation, resulting in ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This technical assistance mission assessed Kiribati’s agricultural output price scheme that subsidizes the production of ...

Improving fiscal policy frameworks, fostering education and skills, and supporting the green transition can help ensure strong, sustainable, balanced, and inclusive growth ...

End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do ...

To employ a growing population, the region needs to transform informal jobs, reduce barriers to business growth, and create ...

This report provides a brief summary of the purpose and findings of a technical assistance (TA) mission that was intended to review and evaluate the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s stress test model ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Rahul Anand, Mission Chief for the Republic of Korea, visited the country from November 7 to November 20, 2024, to hold discussions for the 2024 ...