News about International Monetary Fund

“Tit-for-tat” economic wars threaten global growth. The Financial Times reports on the views of outgoing IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchi regarding geopolitical fragmentation and the future of the global economy.

On Thursday, June 26, Kyiv is set to receive the first tranche of 3.2 billion euros from the 90 billion euro loan from the European Union that was previously agreed upon.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed a decline in energy and commodity prices following the conclusion of the U.S.-Iran agreement to cease hostilities and resume shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. However, the IMF noted that it will take time for supplies to fully normalize and return to pre-conflict levels.

According to information from the Ministry of Finance, Moldova’s external public debt balance as of the end of April 2026 had increased by $151.7 million (+3.2%) since the beginning of the year, reaching approximately $5 billion. Of this amount, 93% consists of loans from the European Commission, to which Moldova’s debt has increased ninefold over the past five years.

The proposed changes to the 2027 tax policy are raising more and more questions and comments. Ion Sturza, former Prime Minister of Moldova (1998–1999), has also shared his views on social media. Here are his main points.

These days (June 18–21, 2026), finance ministers and central bank governors from the member countries of the Belgian-Dutch subgroup of the IMF and the World Bank have gathered in Varna, Bulgaria. The main goal of the meeting is to turn uncertainty into long-term opportunities for regional economies. Anca Dragu, Governor of the National Bank of Moldova, held a series of bilateral meetings with finance ministers and senior IMF officials during the forum.

In its latest June report on financial stability, the International Monetary Fund recommends that the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) strengthen protections for commercial banks to help them weather potential economic and financial shocks. IMF experts also suggest paying closer attention to foreign exchange risks, maintaining the flexibility of the national currency, and fostering confidence in the banking system and the regulator’s policies as a whole.

Moldova needs a comprehensive fiscal reform aimed at broadening the tax base while preserving the scope for increasing public spending, especially on wages and investment. The tax base should be broadened by eliminating numerous tax exemptions, especially those resulting from the differentiated VAT rate, and by combating the informal economy.

The International Monetary Fund has for the first time modeled the impact of artificial intelligence on the global economy by 2030. According to the study, even if economic growth accelerates, the widespread use of AI could lead to a decline in the share of income earned by the population and increase property inequality.

Yesterday, the IMF Mission and the Government of Moldova reached an expert-level agreement on a new policy coordination instrument (PCI) for the next 3 years, without financing.

End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF’s Executive Board. Based on the preliminary findings of this mission, staff will prepare a report that, subject to management approval, will be presented to the IMF’s Executive Board for discussion and decision.

The standoff between the traditional banking sector and the cryptocurrency industry has escalated ahead of a key digital asset bill being considered in a specialized committee of the US Senate next week.

Moldova is becoming increasingly dependent on external financing. At the same time, reform-driven financial instruments are increasingly being replaced by “politicized financing”, with economic criteria taking a back seat. This can be considered the beginning of a dangerous slide for the country.

The IMF urged members of the euro bloc to make sure that measures taken against the backdrop of the war in Iran to subsidize the population would not do “more harm than good.”

The Republic of Moldova ranks 27th among 83 countries in the rating of debtors of the International Monetary Fund in nominal terms and 16th in terms of debt-to-GDP ratio.

The Moldovan housing market is more honest than any official report. It does not lie, flatter or sympathize. It simply shows what it is. The problem is that nobody wants to look into this mirror.

According to the IMF’s April 2026 World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, Moldova ranks last in Europe in terms of GDP per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP).

The spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group in Washington, DC (April 13-19, 2026) concluded with a focus on supporting the hardest hit countries in the face of global uncertainty and necessary structural reforms.

In its April update to its forecasts for 2026, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised down its growth forecast for Moldova’s economy from 2.5% to 2.3% of GDP. The GDP growth forecast for Moldova in 2027 stands at 3.7%.

A Moldovan delegation headed by Governor of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) Anca Dragu and Finance Minister Adrian Gavrilica is attending the spring meetings of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), held in Washington from April 13 to 18.