Labor productivity in Sweden is among the highest in Europe but has been experiencing a secular decline since the GFC, similar to trends in other advanced economies. Sweden’s strong performance is ...

The transition to a vibrant economy under Oman Vision 2040 and the urgency to develop a more dynamic private sector that can absorb the entry of a young and educated labor force both stress the need ...

Motivated by Oman’s economic transformation agenda, this paper: (i) takes stock of the state of digitalization in Oman; (ii) provides an illustration of potential gains from enhanced digitalization; ...

Despite recent government-led initiatives to improve investor access and encourage participation by local businesses, capital markets in Oman remain relatively small and illiquid and the investor base ...

The prevalent strong preference for public sector employment among young Omanis, coupled with demographic pressures and medium-term fiscal sustainability objectives amid economic diversification away ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Alexandre Chailloux visited Burundi on March 17-28 to hold meetings with the Burundian authorities and other counterparts from the public and private s ...

Recent developments. Antigua and Barbuda’s economy continues its expansion, driven by strong tourism activity and one-off events boosting growth in 2024. Inflation also picked up in 2024, departing ...

Heightened tensions can hurt stock markets, raise government borrowing costs, and pose risks to financial stability ...

Countries have durably reduced household debt by lowering the stock of existing obligations while preventing excessive new ...

IMF staff and the Honduran authorities have reached staff-level agreement on policies and reforms to complete the third review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Extended Credit Facility (ECF) ...

The IMF Executive Board approved a 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement for Argentina totaling US$20 billion (or 479 percent of quota), with an immediate disbursement of US$12 billion, ...

The Spanish economy has been performing strongly and growth is expected to remain significantly above the euro area average in the near term, before slowing gradually as its recent drivers normalize ...