A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit or mission undertaken as part of regular consultations under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement. The authorities have consented to the publication of this statement. The views expressed are those of the IMF staff and do not necessaril...
JAKARTA, 24 June 2026 – Senior Officials of ASEAN and Canada reaffirmed their commitment to further advancing ASEAN-Canada Strategic Partnership at the 23rd ASEAN-Canada Dialogue held today at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat.Canada reiterated its support for ASEAN Community-building efforts and ASEAN’s central role in the evolving regional archi...
DOWNLOAD PICTUREThe Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Coalizão RS and Din4mo will collaborate to support AIIB’s subnational engagement in Guaíba, Brazil, with a focus on strengthening integrated urban planning and climate-resilient infrastructure development.The partnership combines AIIB’s financing capabilities with Coalizão RS’s philanth...
In an uncertain global environment, priorities should be to entrench the remarkable gains achieved in recent years in strengthening economic and financial resilience, while accelerating convergence toward higher living standards.Fiscal policy should continue focusing on debt reduction while reorienting public spending toward higher investment. Efforts shou...
It is a pleasure to be here for this timely exchange of views on the economic and fiscal implications for Europe of the situation in the Middle East.I will focus my remarks today on the implications for euro area economic activity and inflation, and for our monetary policy response.Implications for euro area economic activity and inflationThe peace agreeme...
Adobe StockWASHINGTON, June 18, 2026—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved $1.5 billion in financing to support India’s structural reforms to boost private sector-led job creation and economic growth under the Boosting Job Creation in the Private Sector Development Policy Financing (DPF) Operation.The DPF Operation can create job ...
UNESCO’s Global Skills Academy (GSA), in partnership with Microsoft Elevate, KPMG International and Tablet Academy, is expanding digital and artificial intelligence (AI) skills across technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems. Building on a first phase focused on educator readiness, the programme is now preparing for its next critical...
Uzbekistan’s economy has continued to perform strongly, with robust economic growth, gradually moderating inflation, improving fiscal and external balances, and ample international reserves.The outlook remains positive. Downside risks include a deterioration in global conditions and potential overheating pressures, while faster reform implementation provi...
Cape Town – 17 June 2026. At the Africa Energy Forum (AEF) in Cape Town, UNDP Rome Centre convened a high-level panel of senior policymakers, multilateral financial institutions, and market practitioners to examine practical, transaction-level solutions to one of Africa's most persistent development challenges: moving clean energy projects from prepar...
AIIB President Zou Jiayi visited Pakistan, the Philippines and Viet Nam as part of her ongoing listening tour to deepen partnerships and advance infrastructure development aligned with member priorities. Some of her engagements included:First row (left to right): meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (seventh from left); exchang...
