The G20 Common Framework for Debt Treatments Must Be Stepped Up
With the debt service suspension initiative expiring and interest rates poised to rise, low-income countries will find it increasingly difficult to service their debts.
How Trade Can Help Speed Asia’s Economic Recovery
A renewed push to liberalize trade can invigorate durable growth and minimize post-pandemic scarring.
Countering Tax Avoidance in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Mining Sector
Sub-Saharan African countries will need to implement targeted policy actions to reduce profit shifting in the mining sector and avoid a substantial loss in tax revenue.
Uncertainty Grips Markets as Optimism Wanes
Market sentiment has deteriorated since earlier this year amid still elevated financial vulnerabilities and mounting concerns about risks to inflation.
How Investment Funds Can Drive the Green Transition
Sustainable investment funds need to be scaled up to support a successful transition to a green economy.
Taming Market Power Could (also) Help Monetary Policy
By Romain Duval, Davide Furceri, and Marina M. Tavares
Some central banks are currently debating whether to tighten monetary policy to fight inflationary pressures, after having eased decisively in response to the COVID-19 shock. […]
Chart of the WeekHow Stock Markets Respond to Social Unrest
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? […]
Global Policy Responses to Capital Flow Volatility
By Annamaria De Crescenzio, Annamaria Kokenyne, Dennis Reinhart, and Julia Schmidt
The COVID-19 health and economic crisis has once again focused attention on the fickleness of capital flows and the need to have an adequate policy toolkit to manage the risks that stem from these flows, while maximizing their benefits. […]
Navigating Capital Flows—An Integrated Approach
By Tobias Adrian, Gita Gopinath, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu
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In a continuous effort to help countries manage volatile cross-border capital flows, the IMF has taken a major step toward a new analytical macroeconomic framework that can guide appropriate policy responses. […]