International Monetary Fund

10/06/2026

Global resilience was tested in 2025/2026 by growing fiscal pressures, AI deployment and disruption, strains on still-resilient trade, and new frontiers in digital finance. The 2026 IMF Annual Report shows how the Fund supported its 191 members to manage risks and seize opportunities in a precarious world.

Explore the forces shaping the global economy:

https://www.imf.org/annual-report/2026?cid=sm-com-fb-ARIEA2026001

10/05/2026

The corporate income tax landscape is changing. Globalization and digitalization make it easier for capital to move across borders, but anti-avoidance is strengthening the link between profits and activity.

See our new blog.
https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2026/10/05/blog-policies-to-curb-tax-avoidance-are-changing-how-countries-court-global-business

10/05/2026

As capital becomes more mobile, governments face a difficult balancing act: attracting investment while preserving the revenues needed to support growth and development.

Stronger anti-avoidance frameworks can help ease these trade-offs, especially in emerging market and developing economies that rely more heavily on corporate tax revenues.

Anti-avoidance is also changing tax competition, with less pressure on headline rates, and multinationals increasingly reporting profits where real activity takes place.

Stay tuned for the IMF's October 2026 World Economic Outlook, with analytical chapters released on October 5 and 6 and the full report published on October 13 during the 2026 Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand.

10/04/2026

New Frontiers for Digital Finance

Stablecoins, digital payments, central bank digital currencies, and tokenization are changing the future of finance and raising important questions for regulators and policymakers.

Explore the forces shaping the global economy: https://www.imf.org/annual-report/2026?cid=sm-com-fb-ARIEA2026001

10/03/2026

Sudden surges in the prices of food, energy, and other basic necessities have become a recurring source of economic and social stress.

On Tuesday, October 6, at 9:00 AM ET, we release new World Economic Outlook research on cost-of-living crises.

Join us for a discussion on the chapter’s key findings, past policy responses, and lessons for navigating a more shock-prone world.
https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/10/13/world-economic-outlook-october-2026?cid=sm-com-meta-am26-WEOEA20206002

10/02/2026

Corporate income tax changes do not stop at national borders.

Join IMF’s Carolina Osorio Buitron, UCLA’s Kimberly Clausing, Pierre Bachas of the World Bank, and Andres Knobel of the Tax Justice Network on Monday, October 5, 2026, at 9:00 AM ET for the launch of our new World Economic Outlook research on how these spillovers shape investment, tax revenues, and output across economies.

The discussion will examine how globalization and the growing importance of intangible assets have transformed corporate income taxation, and how profits and activity may be realigning.
https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/10/13/world-economic-outlook-october-2026?cid=sm-com-meta-am26-WEOEA20206002

10/02/2026

The 2026 IMF Annual Report provides insight into the challenges policymakers face and explains how the IMF supports its 191 member countries through surveillance, lending, and capacity development – and by collaborating with other international organizations to address shared global challenges.

Explore the forces shaping the global economy: https://www.imf.org/annual-report/2026?cid=sm-com-fb-ARIEA2026001

10/01/2026

Countries' responses to the energy shock triggered by the Middle East war evolved as the shock persisted.

Many governments initially relied on tax cuts, subsidies, and transfers to shield households and businesses from rising energy costs. But as the fiscal cost of these actions mounted, countries are changing tactics. More are allowing global energy prices to pass through to domestic prices, while measures aimed at managing inflation and moderating demand became more prominent.

New IMF analysis, drawing on more than 1,200 policy measures across 175 economies, shows that countries' choices reflected not only their exposure to the shock, but also factors such as public debt, financing conditions, inflation, reserve buffers, and institutional capacity.

One encouraging trend: support appears to have become more targeted over time, helping governments focus scarce resources where they can have the greatest impact. Yet, as uncertainty about the conflict persists, measures are becoming more open-ended.

Read our new blog https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2026/10/01/blog-how-countries-are-adapting-as-the-global-energy-shock-persists

Check the IMF Global Policy Tracker: https://www.imf.org/en/imf-global-policy-tracker

10/01/2026

The Netherlands 🇳🇱 has developed one of Europe’s most successful high-tech ecosystems, with leading firms in semiconductors, photonics, digital technologies, and life sciences. High-tech industries account for about 11 percent of value added in the country’s exports and 6 percent of employment. But innovation alone is not enough.

New IMF research finds that while Dutch companies are highly innovative, scaling up remains challenging. Labor and skill shortages, electricity-grid constraints, financing gaps and fragmented European markets can all hold back growth.

The way forward is threefold:

🔵 Execute domestic reforms more effectively
🔵 Deepen European market integration to help firms scale
🔵 Strengthen resilience through innovation, diversification, and the energy transition.

Together, these steps can help Dutch companies continue turning world-class ideas into global success stories.

Read more in our latest Country Focus article. https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2026/09/23/cf-the-netherlands-seeks-a-bigger-stage-for-its-innovative-companies

10/01/2026

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will set the stage for the 2026 Annual Meetings with a speech in Singapore on October 7.

Hosted by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, the event will also feature a conversation with the President of the Republic of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam and the IMF Managing Director.

https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2026/10/07/sp100726-2026-annual-meetings-curtain-raiser?cid=sm-com-meta-am26-mdcr