IMFBlog2018-12-28T08:27:57+00:00December 28th, 2018|
By IMFBlog
December 28, 2018
New Year’s eve fireworks in London, England: read our top ten blogs of 2018 (photo: Ben Cawthra/Newscom)
In 2018, the blogs that caught our readers’ collective eye were about the enduring forces molding the global economy: Brexit, crypto assets, debt, and housing prices, to name a few. (more…)
IMFBlog2018-12-28T11:38:36+00:00December 20th, 2018|
By Oya Celasun, Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti, and Maurice Obstfeld
December 20, 2018
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
The global economy started 2018 on a positive note but the momentum lost steam (photo: scyther5/iStock)
IMFBlog2018-12-18T17:13:50+00:00December 18th, 2018|
December 18, 2018
A woman sells street food at a market stall in Mexico City, Mexico: the country’s spike in crime is hurting small businesses’ profitability (photo: Jonah_Photos/iStock)
The human and economic costs of crime in Mexico have risen to historic highs. 2017 was Mexico’s most violent year on record with over 25,000 homicides—a 50 percent jump since 2015. (more…)
