How the IMF Continues to Change To Confront Global Challenges
From COVID-19 to climate change, economies are facing new challenges.
Chart of the WeekGlobal Shipping Costs Are Moderating, But Pressures Remain
Shipping costs soared over the past year as consumers unleashed pent-up savings to buy new merchandise while the pandemic continued to snarl the world’s supply chains.
Support for Africa’s Vaccine Production is Good for the World
Robust and reliable vaccine capacity in Africa is a global public good, deserving of global support.
Crypto Prices Move More in Sync With Stocks, Posing New Risks
There’s a growing interconnectedness between virtual assets and financial markets.
Emerging Economies Must Prepare for Fed Policy Tightening
Policymakers may need to react by pulling multiple policy levers, depending on Fed actions and their own challenges at home.
Emerging-Market Central Bank Asset Purchases Can Be Effective but Carry Risks
Asset purchases can be an effective tool, but it is critical to minimize risks to central bank independence and price stability.
Top 10 Blogs of 2021 Show Breadth of Global Policy Challenges
The arc of 2021, from tentative recovery to resurgent uncertainty, may feel like more of a circle for many around the world who are understandably weary of the pandemic and eager for a return to normal.
Chart of the WeekHigher Shipping Costs May Lift Asia’s Low Inflation
New analysis shows how increases in shipping rates have a persistent impact on consumer prices.
IMF Podcasts: The Year in Review
The past year has brought us new challenges even as the old ones persist. If anything, the ongoing pandemic has taught us to think differently about tackling the challenges and questions we currently face when it comes to big issues like climate change, gender equality, inflation and economic measurement.
Chart of the WeekThe World’s Top Recipients of Foreign Direct Investment
A Japanese automobile manufacturer builds an assembly plant in Mexico. An Italian software company opens a sales office in Kenya to reach the Kenyan market with their services.