The 2023 Article IV Consultation highlights that India is on track to be one of the fastest growing major economies in the world this year, underpinned by prudent macroeconomic policies. Nonetheless, the economy is facing global headwinds, including a global growth slowdown in an increasingly...

This selected issues paper provides background on evolution, highlight the rationale behind the key changes, describe the most important extensions and their implications, and to then present several policy applications, which played a part in informing the 2023 Article IV discussions with the...

The 2023 Article IV Consultation discusses that the Philippines' growth momentum started to moderate after a strong post-pandemic recovery. Growth is projected to rebound in the second half of 2023 and 2024 while inflation is expected to gradually approach the target. Risks to the growth outlook...

This Selected Issues paper discusses policy options and trade-offs in Bangladesh. After a prolonged period of stable inflation, Bangladesh is experiencing a bout of persistently high inflation since the beginning of Russia's war in Ukraine. Bringing inflation down and restoring macroeconomic...

This paper focuses on Bangladesh's 2023 Article IV Consultation, First Reviews under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility, and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility Arrangement, Requests for a Waiver of Nonobservance of a Performance...

This paper focuses on Sri Lanka's First Review under the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility, Requests for a Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion, Modification of Performance Criteria, Rephasing of Access, and Financing Assurances Review. Sri Lanka's performance...

This paper focuses on Papua New Guinea's First Reviews under Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and an Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), and Request for Modification of Quantitative Performance Criteria. Papua New Guinea's economic outlook remains...

This paper presents Nepal's Third Review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement. Nepal has made good progress with the implementation of the program, which has helped mitigate the impact of the pandemic and global shocks on economic activity, protect vulnerable groups, and preserve...

The 2023 Article IV Consultation discusses that Nauru faces structural challenges due to its small size and remoteness, and is highly dependent on imports. The narrow revenue base comprises fishing license fees, residual phosphate processing, and revenue from the Regional Processing Center...

The 2023 Article IV Consultation discusses that Korea has faced challenges from inflation and a growth slowdown. Growth declined from mid-2022, as global demand for electronics waned and domestic demand weakened, but has started to recover in recent quarters. Headline inflation has declined...