IMF Concludes Staff Visit to Nicaragua
A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Przemek Gajdeczka visited Managua during March 5-11, 2015. The visit took place as part of a regular dialogue with the authorities, assessing the performance of the Nicaraguan economy and...
IMF Concludes Staff Visit to Nicaragua
A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Przemek Gajdeczka visited Managua during March 5-11, 2015. The visit took place as part of a regular dialogue with the authorities, assessing the performance of the Nicaraguan economy and...
EU semester 2015: recommendations for economic and social improvement
MEPs want Commissioners Marianne THYSSEN, Elzbieta BIENKOWSKA and Valdis DOMBROVSKIS to...
Lunacek: The EP must continue to push for visa liberalisation for Kosovo
Ulrike Lunacek
World Bank: Central Europe and the Baltics Need to Prioritize Active, Healthy, and Productive Aging
With their populations aging faster than their neighbors in the rest of the European Union, the countries of Central Europe and the Baltics would benefit from a focus on promoting active, healthy, and productive aging, according to the World Bank’s...
Latin America and the Caribbean: Tax revenues remain stable
Total tax revenues as percentage of GDP, 2013
Breaking the Cycle of Chronic Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean
One out of every five Latin Americans or around 130 million people have never known anything but poverty, subsisting on less than US$4-a-day throughout their lives. These are the region´s chronically poor, who have remained so despite unprecedented...
OECD unemployment rate at 7.0% in January 2015
OECD Harmonised Unemployment Rates, s.a.
(1) The United Kingdom figure refers to November 2014 data...
Youth employment and regional development must rank as top priorities in Tunisia to secure stability and prosperity
Tunisia has made great strides since 2011 towards greater inclusivity and fairness in its political system, based on the rule of law, transparency and good governance. The country now needs to adopt a new growth model to achieve its full potential and...
Statement at the Conclusion of the IMF Mission for the Fifth and Sixth Reviews under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement with Bangladesh
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Rodrigo Cubero visited Dhaka from February 25 to March 10 to conduct discussions on the fifth and sixth reviews under a three-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. The ECF was approved...
