IMFBlog2020-01-06T17:16:30-05:00December 30, 2019|
By IMFBlog
The decade is over and with it goes another year of insightful, thought-provoking, and dare we say clever, charts of the week brought to you by the IMF.
Everyone likes a great chart, right? So to get the new year started on the right foot, take a minute and look back at what caught your eye (or what you might have missed) in 2019. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-12-23T11:15:49-05:00December 16, 2019|
IMFBlog2019-12-12T09:48:38-05:00December 12, 2019|
By Tobias Adrian and Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) is a complex and multidisciplinary topic requiring active analysis and debate. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-11-27T13:40:16-05:00November 25, 2019|
By Tobias Adrian and Ashraf Khan
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
In August 1694, the Bank of England opened for business with a staff of 19. The original Royal Charter, granted by King William and Queen Mary, tasked the Bank to “promote the public Good and Benefit of our People.” (more…)
IMFBlog2019-10-16T13:18:52-04:00October 16, 2019|
By Tobias Adrian and Fabio Natalucci
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, Português, 日本語, Русский
The pace of global economic activity remains weak, and financial markets expect rates to stay lower for longer than anticipated in early 2019. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-10-11T12:30:41-04:00October 11, 2019|
By Claudio Raddatz and Adolfo Barajas
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
When a Mexican airline buys Brazilian airplanes, it’s likely to finance the purchase with a US dollar loan obtained from a non-US bank. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-10-11T09:21:41-04:00October 10, 2019|
Evan Papageorgiou, Jochen Schmittmann, and Felix Suntheim
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
Unsafe working conditions. Use of child or forced labor. Environmental impact on protected areas. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-10-02T09:17:06-04:00October 2, 2019|
By Michal Andrle, Cheng Hoon Lim and Troy Matheson
Policymakers across the world worry about affordable housing. (more…)
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. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-09-12T10:53:38-04:00September 10, 2019|
By Ashok Vir Bhatia, Srobona Mitra, and Anke Weber
When savers and firms invest and borrow beyond their national borders, they enjoy opportunities to diversify their portfolios and lower their funding costs, respectively. (more…)
