Whether it’s exports, foreign investments, or massive international loans, every country tracks these transactions using the Balance of Payments. But few people understand how it really works. Why ...

This story was updated with new information. Last month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at reforming and overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He had ...

The country's balance of payments (BOP) is projected to remain in deficit in the next two years due to global headwinds, the ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The IMF’s surveillance cycle for China is wrapping up, and at least judging from ...

The balance of payments figures of Pakistan for the full year, 2024-25, were released a few days ago by the SBP. There is an overall balance of payments surplus of USD 3.7 billion, in comparison to a ...

In our April to June 2025 release, our methodology improvements to recording trade in precious metals were not fully ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. A few years back, Silicon Valley Bank (and a few other regional banks) got into ...