Chart of the Week: Inequality in China
September 20, 2018
A gardener outside a luxury auto showroom in Beijing. China has moved from being moderately unequal in 1990 to being one of the world’s most unequal countries (photo: Stephen Shaver/UPI/Newscom)
More than two decades of spectacular economic growth in China have raised incomes dramatically and lifted millions of people out of poverty. Continue reading “Chart of the Week: Inequality in China” »
Women in Finance: An Economic Case for Gender Equality
By Martin Čihák and Ratna Sahay
September 19, 2018
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A group of women attend an event in Sao Paolo to promote women’s participation in the financial sector: women account for 51% of borrowers in Brazil (Sebastio Mareira/Newscom)
Women are underrepresented at all levels of the global financial system, from depositors and borrowers to bank board members and regulators. Continue reading “Women in Finance: An Economic Case for Gender Equality” »
Asia Needs More Access to Financial Services to Grow
By Sarwat Jahan, Elena Loukoianova, Cormac Sullivan and Yongzheng Yang
September 18, 2018
A customer pays at a supermarket using her smartphone in Bangkok, Thailand: urban and rural areas in the region widely use mobile payment platforms to access financial services (photo: Li Mangmang Xinhua News Agency/Newscom)
In Asia, the world’s fastest-growing region, expanding access to financial services for more people will mean higher growth, as well as lower poverty and inequality. Continue reading “Asia Needs More Access to Financial Services to Grow” »
Welcome to e-Estonia: Where Virtual Residents Outnumber Newborns
By IMFBlog
September 14, 2018
Skype headquarters, Tallinn, Estonia: Skype was created in Estonia in 2003 (ebolyukh/iStock by Getty Images)
Estonians jokingly refer to themselves as e-Estonians, says Siim Sikkut, Estonia’s Chief Information Officer. But if ever a nickname were spot on, this might be it. Continue reading “Welcome to e-Estonia: Where Virtual Residents Outnumber Newborns” »
Top 5 Blogs on Finance
By IMFBlog
September 11, 2018
A guard stands outside former US investment bank Lehman brothers (photo: Frances M. Roberts/Newscom)
The tenth anniversary of the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers and the global crisis that followed is a sober reminder of what has changed, and what has not, in the world of economics and finance. Continue reading “Top 5 Blogs on Finance” »
Back to School Blogs
By IMFBlog
September 7, 2018
عربي, Baˈhasa indoneˈsia, 中文, Español, Français,日本語, Português, Русский
Girls on their first day of school: our latest blog helps you catch up on all the news of the summer (Shadi Jarar'ah/Newscom)
As your list of things to do gets longer and the days grow shorter, you know summer is fading, just like your tan.
To help you quickly catch up on the news and policy debates of the summer—if you live in the Northern Hemisphere—our editors have put together a list of our top reads on economics and finance. Continue reading “Back to School Blogs” »
Steering the World Toward More Cooperation, Not Less
By Vitor Gaspar, Sean Hagan, and Maurice Obstfeld
September 6, 2018
عربي, Baˈhasa indoneˈsia, 中文,Español, Français, 日本語,Português,Русский
With the world becoming more interdependent than ever before, countries can achieve a lot when they pull together (photo: Anton Sokolov/iStock by Getty Images)
Countries cooperate if they perceive it to be in their best interests, both economically and politically. Continue reading “Steering the World Toward More Cooperation, Not Less” »
Ten Years After Lehman—Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead
September 5, 2018
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A trader on the New York Stock Exchange the day US investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy: the global crisis that followed is a defining moment of our time (Photo: Nancy-Kaszerman/ZUMA Press/Newscom)
The global financial crisis remains one of the defining events of our time. It will forever mark the generation that lived through it. Continue reading “Ten Years After Lehman—Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead” »
Region on the Rise
August 30,2018
(photo: Michael Waraksa)
SREYNITH HAK, 25, MOVED to Phnom Penh eight years ago to pursue a bachelor’s degree in media management. Continue reading “Region on the Rise” »
Chart of the Week: Invest in Robots and People in Asia
By IMFBlog
August 29, 2018
عربي, 中文, Español, Baˈhasa indoneˈsia, 日本語, Português, Русский,
An engineer adjusts a robot arm in a robotics plant in Shenyang, China, where industrial robots are widely used for manufacturing (photo: Yang Qing Xinhua News Agency/Newscom)
With about 1 million robots in use in Asia, robotics and automation mean economic risks and growth opportunities for the region. Continue reading “Chart of the Week: Invest in Robots and People in Asia” »
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