US

Proposals for taxing wealth, reforming estate taxation, and better measurement of billionaire fortunes are back on the policy agenda. Yet these debates rarely draw on historical experiences that show what …

U.S. gymnast Hezly Rivera is closing in on the biggest meet she has never been to. She is not there yet. USA Gymnastics names its team for October’s World Championships on 1 October, …

How can countries sustain growth when the conditions that powered earlier development gains are becoming less reliable? That question anchored the Growth Academy, co-hosted by the World Bank Group’s Institute …

As our latest External Sector Report shows, China’s current account surplus increased by about $300 billion last year, the largest widening in absolute terms since at least 2000, to about 0.6 percent …

The Wall Street Journal recently published a sobering account of microfinance’s shortcomings, documenting troubling cases of over-indebtedness, land loss, and borrower distress in countries such as Cambodia. These stories deserve …

MR. MEJLAK: Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to those joining us online.  I’m Pierre Mejlak of the IMF’s Communications Department.  We are here today to present our Annual Economic Assessment …

About 23 million people live in Taiwan, a Pacific island about the size of Maryland. Despite its size, the island produces a tremendous amount of agricultural goods per year—about $18 …

Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for the United States[1] on April 1, 2026. The U.S. economy has performed well in 2025. …

As part of its “Ignition” event on Tuesday, NASA announced a series of transformative, agency-wide initiatives designed to fulfill President Donald J. Trump’s National Space Policy and advance American leadership …

Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. A Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL spacecraft will launch in …