This paper assesses the effects of distributed-profit tax regimes on firm investment, focusing on Estonia’s 2000 reform and Latvia’s 2018 reform. Using firm-level ORBIS data and a ...

Mr. Nigel Clarke, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement at the conclusion of his visit to Colombia from September 25–28, 2026.

Growth is projected to slow to 3.0 percent in 2026, as higher energy costs, weaker tourism and remittances, slowing garment exports, subdued domestic demand, and tighter financial conditions weigh on ...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Haitian authorities have reached staff-level agreement on the Fourth Review of the Staff-Monitored Program (SMP), subject to approval by IMF Management.

Manila – September 25, 2026: An International Monetary Fund team, led by Mr. Andrea Pescatori, held meetings in Manila from September 15 to 25, 2026, for the 2026 Article IV Consultation. At the ...

In 1987, Robert Solow famously remarked that the computer age was visible everywhere except in the productivity statistics (Solow 1987). Nearly four decades later, the rapid diffusion of generative ...

This paper investigates the aggregate impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology on labor productivity, exploiting patent data in OECD countries during 2000-2017. We first document that after ...

We examine how sectoral complementarity and geopolitical alignment jointly shape greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) to Latin America. Using a novel project-level database of greenfield ...

On September 14, 2026, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2026 Review of Program Design and Conditionality.

El Subdirector Gerente del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI), Nigel Clarke, emitió la siguiente declaración al término de su visita a Colombia, realizada del 25 al 28 de septiembre de 2026.

Una misión del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) encabezada por el Sr. Raphael Espinoza, visitó Montevideo del 14 al 24 de septiembre para la realización de la consulta del Artículo IV de 2026. Al f ...

Washington, le 21 septembre 2026. Le 9 septembre 2026, le conseil d’administration du Fonds monétaire international (FMI) a procédé à la revue du cadre de viabilité de la dette établi conjointement pa ...