The Direction of Planning (DNP) of the Ministry of Finance has sought Technical Assistance from ICD to help develop capacity ...

This paper investigates the implications of trade policy uncertainty (TPU) in the United States for current account balance ...

Countries implement and liberalize capital controls opportunistically. To show this point, this paper introduces two novel ...

This paper examines the welfare implications of job retention schemes, where governments subsidize employers to preserve jobs during downturns. Using EU microdata from 2003 to 2018, we show that such ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly evolving and has the potential to reshape the job landscape across a broad range of ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for Bangladesh on January ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Dinar Prihardini conducted discussions for the 2026 Article IV consultation ...

The absence of reliable data on fundamental economic indicators (e.g. real GDP), combined with structural shifts in the economy, can severely constrain the ability to conduct accurate macroeconomic ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for Suriname. The authorities have consented to the publication of the Staff Report prepared for this ...

Strengthening innovation could help boost productivity growth by 40 percent, equal to adding the output of the country’s ...

On January 23, 2026, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2025 Article IV consultation ...

But risks are rising, including from the concentration of tech investment and the negative effects of trade disruptions, ...