IMFBlog2020-07-02T15:52:39-05:00July 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. (more…)
IMFBlog2020-06-30T08:28:27-05:00June 26, 2020|
Latin America and the Caribbean have become the new COVID-19 global epicenter. The human cost has been tragic, with over 100,000 lives lost. The economic toll has also been steep. (more…)
IMFBlog2020-07-07T09:09:31-05:00June 22, 2020|
By Sonja Davidovic, Delphine Prady and Herve Tourpe
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
The practical challenge of quickly getting financial support in the hands of people who lost jobs amid the COVID-19 economic crisis has baffled advanced and developing economies alike. (more…)
IMFBlog2020-06-03T15:06:47-05:00June 2, 2020|
By Pragyan Deb, Davide Furceri, Jonathan D. Ostry and Nour Tawk
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
Since the COVID-19 outbreak was first reported in Wuhan, China in late December 2019, the disease has spread to more than 200 countries and territories. In the absence of a vaccine or effective treatment, governments worldwide have responded by implementing unprecedented containment and mitigation measures—the Great Lockdown. (more…)
IMFBlog2020-06-01T11:10:12-05:00June 1, 2020|
By Gita Bhatt
Five months ago we set out to write in this issue of Finance & Development about political economy—how politics affects the economy and the economy affects politics. (more…)
IMFBlog2020-06-16T08:33:04-05:00May 29, 2020|
By Felix Suntheim and Jérôme Vandenbussche
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
The damage from the 2011 floods in Thailand amounted to around 10 percent of Thailand’s GDP, not even considering all the indirect costs through a loss in economic activity in the country and abroad. By some estimates, the total costs of the 2018 wildfires in California were up to $350 billion, or 1.7 percent of U.S. GDP. (more…)
IMFBlog2020-05-27T16:41:36-05:00May 26, 2020|
By Louis Marc Ducharme, James Tebrake, and Zaijin Zhan
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
Accurate and timely economic data are crucial for informing policy decisions, especially during a crisis. But the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the production of many key statistics. (more…)
IMFBlog2020-05-28T11:17:18-05:00May 22, 2020|
By Tobias Adrian and Fabio Natalucci
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
Much the same way COVID-19 hits people with pre-existing health conditions more strongly, so is the pandemic-triggered economic crisis exposing and worsening financial vulnerabilities that have built up during a decade of extremely low rates and volatility. (more…)
IMFBlog2020-05-20T09:00:06-05:00May 20, 2020|
By Bryn Battersby, W. Raphael Lam, and Elif Ture
Governments have put forward swift and significant emergency lifelines to protect people in response to the pandemic. (more…)
IMFBlog2020-05-20T09:09:03-05:00May 19, 2020|
