Cover -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- PEFA Secretariat/Disclosure of Quality Assurance Mechanism -- Summary of the Assessment -- I. Introduction -- II. Niger Background -- A. Economic situation of the country -- B. Budgetary objectives -- C. Legal and institutional framework for public...

In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country

This Technical Assistance Report on Slovak Republic discusses implementing public expenditure limits (PEL). The main objective behind the introduction of the PEL is to create an operational instrument to strengthen fiscal discipline and fiscal sustainability. The introduction of the PEL provides...

This paper highlights North Macedonia's Technical Assistance report on public expenditure and financial accountability (PEFA) performance assessment. This PEFA assessment provides a snapshot of the country's Public Financial Management (PFM) system performance in order to support the government...

Considerable progress has been achieved in the post-crisis repair of the UK economy. Private-sector indebtedness has been reduced, the financial sector regulatory framework has been overhauled, the fiscal deficit has been cut in half, and the employment rate has reached a record high. With the...

This Selected Issues paper analyzes the impact of the energy price shock on UK households and firms and describes the energy support measures introduced by the UK government. The paper also provides IMF staff's assessment of these measures and sets out some options to optimize the policy...

The 2023 Article IV Consultation with the United Kingdom discusses that market stress following the September 2022 "mini-budget" has dissipated, in the context of a successful financial stability intervention by the Bank of England (BoE) and two prudent budgets. The post-pandemic recovery was...

This technical assistance (TA) report on Anguilla focuses on modernization of the customs legislative framework. The mission prepared a framework for a customs Act in line with the recommendations made in the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Center (CARTAC) TA Assignment Report of April...

This Technical Report discusses the results of the Public Investment Management Assessment (PIMA) of the United Kingdom (UK) undertaken in April 2022. The assessment is timely as the UK plans to increase infrastructure investment in order to boost economic growth, reduce regional disparities and...

This Technical Report discusses the results of applying the climate-focused module of the Public Investment Management Assessment (PIMA) to the United Kingdom (UK) in October 2021. The UK has some of the most ambitious climate mitigation targets in the world, requiring a strong role for public...