The East Caribbean Central Bank's award-winning $2 banknote features in F&D magazine's latest Currency Notes. Showcasing marine life and the legendary batsman Sir Viv Richards, the note honors a legacy and future of greatness. https://lnkd.in/ekmuBeV7
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191 member countries working together to improve lives through global growth and economic stability.
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The International Monetary Fund has a key position in promoting the health of the world economy. Established in 1944 as a part of the United Nations system, the IMF's primary purpose is to ensure the stability of the international monetary system—the system of exchange rates and international payments that enables countries and their citizens to buy goods and services from each other. This is essential for sustainable economic growth and rising living standards. To maintain stability and prevent crises in the international monetary system, the IMF conducts surveillance of national, regional, and global economic and financial developments. It provides advice to its 190 member countries, encouraging them to adopt policies that foster economic stability, reduce their vulnerability to economic and financial crises, and raise living standards. The IMF also serves as a forum where its global membership can discuss the national, regional, and global consequences of their policies. The IMF makes financing temporarily available to member countries to help them address balance of payments problems—that is, when they find themselves short of foreign exchange to meet their payments to other countries. Finally, the IMF provides countries with training to help them build the expertise and institutions they need for economic stability and growth. Supporting all of these activities is the institution's work in economic research and statistics.
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The IMF Executive Board concluded the GRA Access Limits Review, maintaining the annual and cumulative access limits of 200 percent and 600 percent of current quotas, which were set to expire at the end of 2024. The decision considered erosion, evolving global conditions, available Fund resources, and necessary safeguards, among other factors. These limits are 38 percent higher than those set in the 2016 review and ensure the IMF can continue to meet the evolving needs of its members. The next comprehensive review of the limits is expected in five years, with flexibility to review earlier if circumstances warrant. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e5w97emi
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New global housing data reveals a disturbing reality: homes are now less affordable than during the house price bubble that preceded the global financial crisis of 2007–2008. The analysis of 40 countries shows particularly steep declines in affordability across major economies like the US, UK, and Canada, leaving policymakers scrambling for solutions. In the latest F&D magazine, we explore what needs to be done. https://lnkd.in/eT5qX8tw
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European state aid spending has tripled in the last decade, reaching 1.5% of GDP, with much directed toward green technologies and energy efficiency. France, Germany, Italy, and Spain lead this investment surge, yet our research shows unilateral industrial policies prove ineffective for most EU countries. Read our latest blog: https://lnkd.in/eytYkabU
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Today, the IMF Executive Board completed the 6th review of Ukraine's 4-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement, enabling a disbursement of approximately US$1.1b in funding. Ukraine’s 48-month EFF program aims to preserve 🇺🇦 Ukraine’s macroeconomic stability, improve governance, strengthen institutions, restore sustainability and support long-term growth at a time of exceptionally high uncertainty. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e3TuUiuH
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Today's Weekend Read newsletter highlights the urgent need for a coordinated industrial policy in Europe, explores why Latin America benefits from lower deficits and stronger fiscal rules, delves into the foundations of human flourishing, and much more. Our key message this week: Europe’s industrial policies need a unified, coordinated framework.
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Over the past two decades, Indonesia has raised its GDP fourfold and reduced poverty tenfold. In an interview with F&D, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati explains how it achieved this remarkable transformation. https://lnkd.in/gh57wCT3
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As public debt in Latin America’s seven largest economies rises to an average of 55% of GDP, the urgency for lower deficits and stronger fiscal frameworks becomes evident. The region is vulnerable to domestic and global shocks, like from commodity prices. While the region increased needed social spending, fiscal policy is not helping to boost productivity and accelerate growth as much as it could, as new analysis in the IMF’s Regional Economic Outlook shows. Countries have announced ambitious fiscal consolidation plans, but political support is crucial for success. Strengthening fiscal rules and ensuring transparency in fiscal management is vital for countries to rebuild their capacity to borrow and to address future economic shocks. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dVVQtPkv
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Industrial policy is experiencing a renaissance in Europe, with state aid spending reaching unprecedented levels of 1.5% GDP. Our latest blog examines the conditions for success, highlighting the crucial role of coordination across EU member states: https://lnkd.in/eytYkabU
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From a small unit to advise on budgets and tax policy, to a leading incubator for ideas and practical tools in everything from fiscal rules to climate finance, the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department has come a long way in the 60 years since it was founded. Every step of the way, FAD has been committed to deepening the knowledge and capacity of the IMF’s member countries in the ever-evolving realm of fiscal policy. https://lnkd.in/ebu6Kx_Z
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