IMFBlog2020-01-21T11:07:16-05:00January 20, 2020|
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In the October World Economic Outlook, we described the global economy as in a synchronized slowdown, with escalating downside risks that could further derail growth. Since then, some risks have partially receded with the announcement of a US-China Phase I trade deal and lower likelihood of a no-deal Brexit. (more…)
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…)
IMFBlog2020-01-15T14:15:18-05:00December 23, 2019|
By IMFBlog
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In what seems like a blink of an eye, 2019 came and went. The frequency of events and developments left little time for contemplation, and, in many respects left more questions than answers. We covered some of these on IMFBlog, and we hope our analysis succeeded in providing our readers with answers. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-12-23T11:19:23-05:00December 19, 2019|
Over the past two decades, sub-Saharan Africa has made considerable economic progress: extreme poverty levels have declined by one third; life expectancy has increased by a fifth; and real per capita income has grown by about 50 percent on average. Yet, sub-Saharan Africa is still only half-way to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-12-23T12:36:10-05:00December 18, 2019|
By Gita Gopinath, Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti, and Malhar Nabar
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Global growth this year recorded its weakest pace since the global financial crisis a decade ago, reflecting common influences across countries and country-specific factors. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-12-17T13:49:30-05:00December 17, 2019|
By Marialuz Moreno Badia and Paolo Dudine
The new update of the IMF’s Global Debt Database shows that total global debt (public plus private) reached US$188 trillion at the end of 2018, up by US$3 trillion when compared to 2017. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-12-23T11:15:49-05:00December 16, 2019|
IMFBlog2019-12-05T08:46:07-05:00December 5, 2019|
By Christian Bogmans, Akito Matsumoto, and Andrea Pescatori
After good progress in the beginning of the decade, global carbon emissions have started to pick up again. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-12-03T16:26:07-05:00December 2, 2019|
IMFBlog2019-11-27T09:58:43-05:00November 26, 2019|
By Gita Bhatt
“Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” The quip, attributed to 19th-century American humorist Mark Twain, might describe the current state of play on climate change. In Twain’s day, it was absurd to suppose humans could do anything about the weather. (more…)
