Mr. Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) African Department, met yesterday in Luanda with President João Lourenço of Angola.

This paper reviews Angola’s recent reform efforts to strengthen good governance and fight corruption. Angola has achieved some progress on the governance and anti-corruption fronts since 2018, but the ...

Although Angola has made advances in its diversification efforts, the economy continues to be heavily dependent on crude oil with 94 percent of exports and 60 percent of fiscal revenues being ...

A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Calixte Ahokpossi, IMF Mission Chief for the DRC, visited Kinshasa from April 30 to May 13, to hold discussions on the first review of ...

The power-hungry technology requires policies to help expand electricity supplies, incentivize alternative sources, and help ...

This report reviews tax policy in the Maldives and identifies reform options to support efficiency, equity, and revenue. The absence of a broad-based personal income tax (PIT) generates revenue ...

Trade policy occupies an unusual and at times problematic place in the work of the IMF. Though trade policies of IMF members have strong influences on macroeconomic stability, they are often seen as ...

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those ...

Assist PRGT-eligible countries with a protracted balance of payments problem to implement economic programs that make significant progress toward a stable and sustainable macroeconomic position ...

This paper explores the Indian adjustment program of 1991/92 and its initial results. The contents include long-term growth trends for output, investment, and macroeconomic condition; education, labor ...

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those ...

This paper presents Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) with the Republic of Korea. The Korean authorities have continued their efforts at upgrading the prudential, legal, and supervisory ...