This publication aims to shape the policy debate on how to deepen the EU single market by proposing a concrete, operational blueprint for an optional EU-wide enterprise regime. It shows how a 28th ...

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how financial firms price risk, allocate credit, and respond to stress. It is increasingly embedded in the decision‑making architecture of the financial system.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2026 Article IV consultation with Brazil on July 20, 2026.

The Brazilian financial system has undergone significant change since the 2018 FSAP. While the system remains bank-dominated, with two of the six largest banks state-owned, technology-driven change ...

The 2023 Article IV Consultation discusses that Saudi Arabia was the fastest growing G20 economy in 2022. The Saudi unemployment rate is at a historical low. Amid an increase in labor force ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Iva Petrova, held discussions on the third review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the second review under the Resilience and ...

Sovereign wealth funds have become some of the most powerful players in global finance. They now manage more than $16 ...

The French economy has remained resilient but faces a more challenging environment as headwinds from the Middle East war have started to weigh on activity and higher energy prices have pushed up ...

The largest disruption to the global oil market in decades should have sent prices soaring. But after spiking at the start of the war in the Middle East, crude prices soon settled in a range of $90 to ...

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Artificial intelligence can boost productivity, create better jobs, and improve public services in sub-Saharan Africa, but ...