Today marks the start of a regular staff visit from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This is an interim visit between the regular missions conducted under Article IV of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement, which usually take place once a year. IMF representatives will remain in Slovenia until 29 September 2026.
The purpose of the visit is to assess recent macroeconomic and financial developments, fiscal sustainability and structural reforms, as well as the government’s new priorities in the areas of digitalisation, artificial intelligence, energy and climate policy, and public sector development.
During the visit, the IMF mission chief for Slovenia, Huidan Lin, together with team members Dmitriy Kovtun and Hassan Adan, will meet with representatives of Banka Slovenije, the Ministry of Finance and other relevant ministries, the Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development (IMAD), the Fiscal Council, the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, the Association of Employers of Slovenia, the Strategic Council for the Economy and the tax focus group, the Institute for Economic Research, as well as representatives of banks and trade unions.
The visit will serve as preparation for the regular mission scheduled for January 2027, at the conclusion of which the International Monetary Fund will formally present and publish its concluding statement.