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It was published in The Kathmandu Post , 19 September 2023. Macro struggle and transformation Latest data from fiscal year 2022-23 indicate ...

The IMF has updated its view on capital flows. Specifically, it now recommends that countries should have the option to pre-emptively curb d...

It was published in The Kathmandu Post , 14 March 2022. Medium-term economic recovery A course correction beyond the band-aid nature of poli...

In the latest edition of World Economic Outlook ( WEO, April 2021 ), the IMF states that without the extraordinary fiscal and monetary polic...

Cheap labor costs, big investment incentives, political and policy stability, and strong trade relations appeal Vietnam as an alternative in...

It was published in The Kathmandu Post , 02 September 2020. Related Twitter thread with charts here .  The cash cow is drying up Don’t be fo...

Paul Collier explains how four shocks (drop in commodity prices, remittances, tourism, and international capital) due to the overarching CO...

The IMF’s latest external sector report highlights the state current account balance amidst the global trade and supplies disruptions cause...

In the latest World Economic Outlook (April 2020) , the IMF projected global growth to contract sharply to -3% in 2020. The cumulative loss ...

In an opinion piece for the Financial Times , IMF's managing director Kristalina Georgieva highlights the Fund's new approach to ad...