IMF Article IV reports The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s regular Article IV consultations are usually conducted annually with those small island developing states (SIDS) who are members of the IMF and result in the preparation of Article IV reports by…
SIDS’ economic outlook forecasts January 2024 update
An open letter to the PM as he crafts his general election agenda
By David Fellows In this open letter the author proposes an election agenda dominated by levelling-up, NHS and Zero-Carbon met from a programme of public spending reductions. He sees a need for this to be explained by an honest evaluation…
Central Africa Fiscal Transparency 2023
The U.S. State Department annually publishes assessments of the quality of fiscal transparency in countries that are eligible to receive U.S. foreign assistance. We outline in this video the overall state of Central Africa fiscal transparency in the 2022 calendar…
Talking about the future
by David Fellows This commentary suggests that the UK Government’s new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, should use this pre-election year to pursue a much-needed process of public engagement embracing honest analysis, realistic objectives and meaningful initial progress focused resolutely on…