IMFBlog2021-04-20T10:00:27-04:00April 20, 2021|
By Marcos Chamon and Jonathan D. Ostry
Many countries are experiencing a combination of high public debt and low interest rates. This was already the case in advanced economies even prior to the pandemic but has become even starker in its aftermath. (more…)
IMFBlog2021-04-16T13:28:22-04:00April 16, 2021|
By Vitor Gaspar, Michael Keen, Alexander Klemm, and Paolo Mauro
The economic costs of the pandemic have fallen most heavily on those least able to bear them. Governments have taken steps to support people and firms through wage subsidies, unemployment benefits, and other fiscal measures. (more…)
IMFBlog2021-04-16T13:35:53-04:00April 15, 2021|
By Alejandro Werner, Takuji Komatsuzaki, and Carlo Pizzinelli
Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean recovered briskly in the second half of 2020, yet still more slowly than the global economy and other emerging markets. (more…)
IMFBlog2021-04-14T15:11:02-04:00April 14, 2021|
One year into the pandemic, Europe finds itself at another turning point. New waves of infection are hitting the continent, requiring new lockdowns. (more…)
IMFBlog2021-04-06T13:02:13-04:00April 6, 2021|
IMFBlog2021-04-06T14:53:37-04:00April 5, 2021|
By Philipp Engler, Roberto Piazza and Galen Sher
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
Rapid vaccine rollout in the United States and passage of its $1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus package have boosted its expected economic recovery. (more…)
IMFBlog2021-04-06T11:05:04-04:00April 2, 2021|
by Federico J. Díez, Romain Duval, Chiara Maggi and Nicola Pierri
Español, Français, 日本語, Русский
The pandemic has hit small and medium enterprises particularly hard, partly because they are predominant in some contact-intensive sectors like hotels, restaurants, and entertainment. (more…)
IMFBlog2021-04-09T15:29:37-04:00March 31, 2021|
By Sonali Das and Philippe Wingender
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
Recessions wreak havoc and the damage is often long-lived. Businesses shut down, investment spending is cut, and people out of work can lose skills and motivation as the months stretch on. (more…)
IMFBlog2021-04-09T15:30:34-04:00March 31, 2021|
IMFBlog2021-03-26T11:42:10-04:00March 26, 2021|
By Mai Chi Dao, Andreas Jobst, Aiko Mineshima, and Srobona Mitra
A robust post-COVID-19 recovery will depend on banks having sufficient capital to provide credit. While most European banks entered the pandemic with strong capital levels, they are highly exposed to economic sectors hit hard by the pandemic. (more…)
