IMFBlog2021-04-20T10:00:27-04:00April 20, 2021|
By Marcos Chamon and Jonathan D. Ostry
Many countries are experiencing a combination of high public debt and low interest rates. This was already the case in advanced economies even prior to the pandemic but has become even starker in its aftermath. (more…)
IMFBlog2021-04-19T09:59:59-04:00April 19, 2021|
By Tahsin Saadi Sedik and Jiae Yoo
From car manufacture to self-service checkouts, we all see how automation can transform the world of work—with lower costs and higher productivity on one hand, and more precarious employment for people on the other. (more…)
IMFBlog2021-04-16T13:35:53-04:00April 15, 2021|
By Alejandro Werner, Takuji Komatsuzaki, and Carlo Pizzinelli
Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean recovered briskly in the second half of 2020, yet still more slowly than the global economy and other emerging markets. (more…)
IMFBlog2021-04-14T15:11:02-04:00April 14, 2021|
One year into the pandemic, Europe finds itself at another turning point. New waves of infection are hitting the continent, requiring new lockdowns. (more…)
IMFBlog2021-04-14T09:07:06-04:00April 13, 2021|
In some Asia-Pacific countries, the unpleasant memory of the pandemic is receding; elsewhere, second or third waves of infections are raging. (more…)
IMFBlog2021-04-07T14:53:30-04:00April 7, 2021|
By Vitor Gaspar, W. Raphael Lam, Paolo Mauro, and Mehdi Raissi
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
The race to vaccinate against COVID-19 continues, but the pace of inoculation varies widely across countries, with access unavailable to many. (more…)
IMFBlog2021-04-07T09:04:37-04:00April 6, 2021|
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
After enduring a tumultuous 2020, the global economy is finally emerging from the worst phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, albeit with prospects diverging starkly across regions and countries—and only after a “lost year” spent in suspended animation. (more…)
IMFBlog2021-04-06T13:02:13-04:00April 6, 2021|
IMFBlog2021-04-08T18:11:32-04:00April 5, 2021|
By Guillaume Chabert, Robert Gregory, and Gaelle Pierre
عربي, 中文, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
Many of the poorest countries in the world are facing the threat of a weak recovery, and setback in their development path. (more…)
IMFBlog2021-04-06T14:53:37-04:00April 5, 2021|
By Philipp Engler, Roberto Piazza and Galen Sher
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
Rapid vaccine rollout in the United States and passage of its $1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus package have boosted its expected economic recovery. (more…)
