Chart of the WeekTrade’s Impact on Brazil’s Industries
Brazil’s economy is very closed, and the government is working to open the country to more trade. (more…)
Chart of The WeekDon’t Worry, Be Happy
By Sriram Balasubramanian and Paul Cashin
Perched in the eastern Himalayas between India and China and home to about 735,000 people, Bhutan is a unique country in terms of both its geography and society. It turns out that Bhutan also boasts a unique approach to policymaking. (more…)
Chart of the WeekChina’s Digital Dividend
By Longmei Zhang and Sally Chen
Digitalization has created millions of new jobs in China, accounting for between one-third and one-half of employment growth in the world’s second-largest economy. (more…)
Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019: A Moderate Expansion
Economic activity in Latin America continues to rise, but at a slower rate than previously anticipated. (more…)
A Weakening Global Expansion Amid Growing Risks
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While global growth in 2018 remained close to postcrisis highs, the global expansion is weakening and at a rate that is somewhat faster than expected. This update of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) projects global growth at 3.5 percent in 2019 and 3.6 percent in 2020, 0.2 and 0.1 percentage point below last October’s projections. (more…)
Three Steps to Avert a Debt Crisis
By Martin Mühleisen and Mark Flanagan
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There has been much public discussion of the debt sustainability of a handful of high-risk countries. (more…)
How Much Should You Save for Retirement?
By David Amaglobeli, Era Dabla-Norris, and Vitor Gaspar
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How much you need to save for retirement depends on your country’s pension system. (more…)
Top 10 Charts of the Week for 2018
By IMFBlog
January 7, 2019
Looking ahead (photo: Newsis/Reuters/Newscom)
A picture is worth a thousand words. The portraits of the global economy in our Chart of the Week series have proven a hit, and to help you start the year with just the right facts and figures, we have pulled together your top reads of 2018. (more…)