This Selected Issues paper focuses on labor productivity dynamics in Spain. Labor productivity has been a long-standing structural challenge in Spain. Productivity performance has been weak across several dimensions: labor productivity levels are significantly lower than in some peer economies,...

This 2022 Article IV Consultation highlights that economic activity in Spain has remained resilient despite the new headwinds posed by the fallout of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Strong rebound in tourism and other services have supported growth this year. Policies to mitigate the surge in...

This Selected Issues paper examines-through the lenses of a structural model of global value chains-policies that could smooth the transition to the production of electric vehicles in Czechia economy context. In particular, the paper analyzes the impacts of a broad set of policies related to...

This 2022 Article IV Consultation highlights that Russia's war in Ukraine has stifled the Czech Republic's nascent recovery from the pandemic. Uncertainty is high due to the war with risks to economic activity tilted to the downside and risks to inflation tilted to the upside. The economy...

This Selected Issues paper aims at providing an analytical underpinning for the policy recommendations of the 2022 Article IV Consultation with Niger. The different chapters address key development challenges for the country and contribute to the reflection on policies to build resilience and...

This paper presents Niger's 2022 Article IV Consultation, Second Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Requests for a Waiver of Non-Observance of Performance Criterion and Modification of Performance Criteria. Niger's near and medium-term economic outlook remains broadly...

This 2022 Article IV Consultation discusses that Slovenia recovered quickly from the pandemic, with gross domestic product increasing by more than 8 percent in 2021, largely driven by exports and private consumption. Strong economic performance has continued into 2022, but growth slowed...

This paper focuses on Chad's First and Second Reviews under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Requests for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria and Modification of Performance Criteria. Chad is the first country to reach a debt treatment agreement with official and private...

This paper presents Central African Economic and Monetary Community's (CEMAC) IMF Staff report on Common Policies of Member Countries and Common Policies in Support of Member Countries Reform Programs. The positive terms-of-trade shock amidst the fallout from Russia's war in Ukraine has broadly...