IMF Executive Board Completes First Review Under the ECF for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Approves US$6.2 Million Disbursement
On May 24, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the first review of the arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Afghanistan. The completion enables the release of SDR 4.5 million (about US$6.2...
World Bank and Ulaanbaatar City Partner to Improve Municipal Capital Investment Planning and Public Transport Financing
Lao PDR's Reforms Can Strengthen and Sustain Inclusive Growth
Russian Economy Moves to Recovery from Recession, says the World Bank
The Russian Federation is showing encouraging signs of overcoming the recession it entered in 2014. The economy is projected to grow 1.3% in 2017, and then 1.4% in both 2018 and 2019, according to the World Bank’s latest Russia Economic Report (no. 37...
Number of Carbon Pricing Initiatives Nearly Doubled over Past Five Years, says New Report
The number of carbon pricing initiatives implemented or scheduled has almost doubled over the past five years, according to Carbon Pricing Watch 2017, a new publication released at the Innovate4Climate Summit today.
IMF Discussed State-Contingent Debt Instruments
On April 13, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) discussed the staff paper “State-contingent Debt Instruments for Sovereigns”.
OECD GDP growth falls to 0.4% in first quarter of 2017
Note: Growth rates presented in this chart are based on data with more than one decimal.
International Experts Discuss Efforts to Reduce Fraud and Corruption in Public Procurement
Public procurement and anti-corruption specialists from across Europe and Central Asia, and Canada, as well as representatives from international organizations, gathered today in Kyiv to attend the opening of the 13th Procurement, Integrity,...
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on a Second Staff-Monitored Program with Somalia
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Mohamad Elhage visited Nairobi, Kenya from May 15-19 to conduct discussions on the second and final review of the SMP and a follow-up SMP. The team met with the Somali authorities to discuss the latest...
Taking action on climate change will boost economic growth
Integrating measures to tackle climate change into regular economic policy will have a positive impact on economic growth over the medium and long term, according to a new OECD report prepared in the context of the German Presidency of the G20.
