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IMFBlog2019-03-25T12:37:18-04:00July 21, 2017|
By IMFBlog
July 21, 2017
Construction worker in Uganda (photo: James Akena/Reuters/Newscom)
After two decades of steady growth, Uganda’s economy has slowed, and life for Ugandans is not improving fast enough.
Drought in the Horn of Africa, regional conflict, and slow credit growth have contributed to this decline, with […]
IMFBlog2022-01-04T09:30:52-05:00December 14, 2021|
As e-money use grows, regulators need to focus on consumer protection and the integrity of the overall payments system.
IMFBlog2021-08-03T10:00:15-04:00August 3, 2021|
By Olusegun Akanbi, Kenji Moriyama, Keyra Primus
Already facing huge development needs, the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the challenges facing fragile and conflict states—a group of currently about 40 countries trapped in cycles of low administrative capacity, political instability, conflict, and weak economic performance. […]
IMFBlog2021-05-13T12:50:15-04:00March 9, 2021|
By Kazuko Shirono, Esha Chhabra, and Yingjie Fan
The economic downturn caused by the pandemic has taken a painful toll on small businesses. Scores of retail businesses have permanently closed in cities around the world since the Great Lockdown in the spring of 2020. […]
IMFBlog2020-07-02T15:52:39-04:00July 1, 2020|
By Ulric Eriksson von Allmen, Purva Khera, Sumiko Ogawa, and Ratna Sahay
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
The COVID-19 pandemic could be a game changer for digital financial services. Low-income households and small firms can benefit greatly from advances in mobile money, fintech services, and online banking. […]
IMFBlog2019-12-23T11:19:23-05:00December 19, 2019|
IMFBlog2019-09-30T08:36:17-04:00September 30, 2019|
By Esha Chhabra and Bidisha Das
Thanks to mobile money, any person with a basic phone can now make cash transfers, pay bills, and send money to family members abroad without having a bank account. […]
IMFBlog2019-03-06T16:04:18-05:00March 6, 2019|
Every day, women around the world experience less opportunity than men in education and employment, and less political representation. […]
IMFBlog2019-03-14T15:31:34-04:00February 16, 2018|
IMFBlog2019-03-15T13:21:23-04:00December 5, 2017|
By Vitor Gaspar and Abebe Aemro Selassie
December 5, 2017
Versions in عربي (Arabic), 中文(Chinese), Español (Spanish), Français (French), 日本語 (Japanese), Русский (Russian)
School children in Ghana: building a country’s tax capacity helps pay for education and health care […]
