Meanwhile, the Fund said the country’s fiscal performance deteriorated markedly in the run-up to the elections.

We present new evidence on the impact of fiscal variables on long-term interest rates and term premia in the United States. To alleviate endogeneity problems, we follow the seminal methodology by ...

Many African nations are struggling with heavy IMF debts, but a few have maintained low debt levels, giving them greater ...

MalawiA coalition of civil society groups, led by the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) and the Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN), is calling for sweeping reforms to the ...

Prime Minister James Marape has reiterated Papua New Guinea’s unwavering commitment to macroeconomic stability, fiscal reform ...

For the first time in a decade, no African country has a sovereign risk premium in distress territory. The average additional ...

The IMF is waiting for a new inventory of public debt. It believes the report by Senegal’s Court of Auditors is incomplete.

A few banks are facing larger capital gaps mainly on slow progress in implementing recapitalisation plans and increased non-performing loans (NPLs), the International Monetary Fund has warned in its 4 ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that President Trump’s tax bill, now nearing final approval, could make it ...

Sri Lanka experienced its worst economic crisis in 2022. This crisis stemmed from poor economic management, including ...

The 1969 discovery of a reserve of oil off Norway’s shores created a high-class dilemma about what to do with the resulting ...

He added that the ultimate goal is to reduce public debt to 80 per cent of GDP by 2028, in line with Jordan’s Economic ...