Tag: fiscal

Kuwait: IMF calls for more critical reforms

Peter Mulvany

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that “further subsidy reform is critical” in Kuwait because the country’s “fiscal and external accounts have deteriorated markedly.” The implementation of austerity reforms by the government generated displeasure and the demand for more Read more

IMF nods to Jordan’s reform efforts

Peter Mulvany

The seventh and final review of Jordan’s economic program supported by a Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) has come to an end after the International Monetary Fund Executive Board concluded that the country was able to resist to “severe external shocks” with its reforms. Read more