We develop standardized time-series measures of shocks and uncertainty for output growth and inflation across 14 Asia-Pacific economies using data from Consensus Economics survey of professional ...

Concerted economic reforms have secured macroeconomic stability after years of shocks. The challenge now is turning those ...

We are on the brink of a technological revolution that could jumpstart productivity, boost global growth and raise incomes around the world. Yet it could also replace jobs and deepen inequality. The ...

Since the transition to inflation targeting (IT) in 2015, the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) has substantially improved its transparency and communication practices. The NBK commitment to ...

Global foreign direct investment grew again in 2023 after declining the previous year. Inward direct investment climbed $1.75 trillion, or 4.4 percent, reaching a record $41 trillion, according to the ...

Strong reforms over the past 3 years have yielded improved macroeconomic outcomes and built resilience. Higher global fuel, food and fertilizer prices will improve exports and fiscal revenues, but ...

IMF staff and the Guinean authorities have reached staff-level agreement on a 41-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement of SDR 310.59 million (145 percent of quota). The agreement is subject ...

The Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) conducted a focused review of insurance regulation and supervision in Austria. This Technical Note (TN) provides an update on the insurance sector and ...

Artificial intelligence is an emerging source of productivity and economic growth that’s also reshaping employment and investment. AI has the potential to raise the average pace of annual global ...

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This paper analyzes a global map of dollar exposures and examines the relationship between net dollar exposures, defined as the difference between dollar assets and liabilities, and covered interest ...

Public debt and wealth concentration have co-moved persistently across advanced economies and historical periods, defying standard theories of wealth inequality, particularly given that rising ...