IMF Lending During the Pandemic and Beyond
By Robert Gregory, Huidan Lin, and Martin Mühleisen
In the face of unprecedented uncertainty and the severe economic impact triggered by COVID-19, the Fund continues […]
Charting a Path for a Resilient Recovery in Sub Saharan Africa
By Kristalina Georgieva and Abebe Aemro Selassie
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Perhaps first among the many lessons of 2020 is that the notion […]
Chart of the WeekTrade as a Tool for an Efficient Recovery
By Jesus Gonzalez-Garcia and Yuanchen Yang
As economies now look for paths to recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, new evidence reaffirms that policies for more open and trade-integrated economies could significantly […]
Guilt, Gender, and an Inclusive Recovery: A Lesson from Japan
By Chie Aoyagi
Japan’s voluntary month-and-a-half shutdown of the economy in April due to COVID-19 has had a higher cost for women than men. A key reason: a “guilt gap” between women and men, […]
How Strong Infrastructure Governance Can End Waste in Public Investment
By Gerd Schwartz, Manal Fouad, Torben Hansen, and Geneviève Verdier
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COVID-19 has had […]
Healing the Fractures of the Global Economy
As the world seeks to comprehend the new normal, we face many unknowns. Will jobs come back? How will we travel again? What will recovery look like? Much is still a question mark. […]
COVID-19: Without Help, Low-Income Developing Countries Risk a Lost Decade
By Daniel Gurara, Stefania Fabrizio, and Johannes Wiegand
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While the COVID-19 crisis is […]
Chart of the WeekTourism Trauma and COVID-19
Pandemic-related lockdowns, flight cancellations, and border closures may be putting a crimp on summer vacation plans. However, the precipitous drop in tourism will have an outsized impact on countries […]
