IMFBlog2021-05-13T10:11:57-04:00May 12, 2021|
By Abebe Aemro Selassie and Andrew Tiffin
中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
Imagine you’re a policymaker in sub-Saharan Africa. You’ve been charged with lifting your country out of the worst health crisis in living memory, and nobody around you knows when it will end—the second wave that gripped the region earlier in the year has eased, but many countries are […]
IMFBlog2021-05-10T10:49:35-04:00May 10, 2021|
Philip Barrett and Sophia Chen
What happens to stock markets when social unrest—such as mass protests and riots—occurs? Are investors scared-off by the disorder? Or are they buoyed by the prospect of positive, popular change in response to unrest? […]
IMFBlog2021-05-13T11:55:09-04:00May 5, 2021|
By Serkan Arslanalp and Chima Simpson-Bell
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語 Português, Русский
The share of US dollar reserves held by central banks fell to 59 percent—its lowest level in 25 years—during the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the IMF’s Currency Composition of Official Foreign Exchange Reserves (COFER) survey. […]
IMFBlog2021-05-13T10:59:30-04:00April 29, 2021|
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. […]
IMFBlog2021-05-07T09:08:44-04:00April 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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
