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Chart of the WeekReal-Time Economic Indicators Help Better Track Activity in Africa

IMFBlog2022-05-26T20:48:26-04:00May 27, 2022|

Economists are increasingly turning to new technologies that help track indicators such as growth and inflation in real time to sharpen their forecasts and offer better input for policymakers.

Chart of the WeekIn the Race to Vaccinate Sub-Saharan Africa Continues to Fall Behind

IMFBlog2021-11-24T11:19:40-05:00November 22, 2021|

Sub-Saharan Africa is losing the race to vaccinate its population against COVID-19. As of November 15, only about 4 percent of the population in sub-Saharan Africa has been fully vaccinated, up from merely 1 percent three months ago.

Fiscal Policy for an Uncertain World

IMFBlog2021-11-05T09:04:19-04:00October 13, 2021|

As public debt rises to record levels, countries need to calibrate fiscal policies to their own unique circumstances.

When It Comes to Public Finances, Credibility Is Key

IMFBlog2021-11-01T17:04:11-04:00October 7, 2021|

Raphael Espinoza, Vitor Gaspar, and Paolo Mauro Ending the health crisis and addressing its immediate fallout remains the top priority, but governments would also benefit from committing to fiscal responsibility.

CHART OF THE WEEKPutting Public Investment to Work

IMFBlog2021-11-05T09:45:55-04:00August 11, 2021|

By Mariano Moszoro

For countries on the path to recovery, reviving economic activity is a major priority. And what better way to support a come-back than by creating jobs. […]

Making The Digital Money Revolution Work for All

IMFBlog2021-08-02T13:07:23-04:00July 29, 2021|

By Tobias Adrian and Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli

History moves in uneven steps. Just as the telegraph erased time and distance in the 19^th century, today’s innovations in digital money may bring significant changes in the way we lead our lives. The shift to electronic payments and social interactions brought on by the pandemic may cause similarly rapid and widespread transformations. […]

Stepping Up to Meet Low-Income Countries’ Pandemic Recovery Needs

IMFBlog2021-11-05T09:46:51-04:00July 26, 2021|

By Christian Mumssen and Seán Nolan

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Low-income countries have been hard hit by the pandemic. Their large financing needs are only likely to grow as they deal with the crisis and its economic aftermath. […]

Sub-Saharan Africa: We Need to Act Now

IMFBlog2021-06-30T12:28:25-04:00June 28, 2021|

By Kristalina Georgieva and Abebe Aemro Selassie

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Sub-Saharan Africa is in the grips of a third wave of COVID-19 infections that threatens to be even more brutal than the two that came before. […]

Checking the Receipts from Pandemic-Related Spending

IMFBlog2021-11-05T09:48:33-04:00May 20, 2021|

By Chady El Khoury, Jiro Honda, Johan Mathisen, and Etienne Yehoue

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Governments around the world are playing a crucial role in providing lifelines to people and firms to help combat the pandemic and its economic fallout. […]

The Policymaker’s Trilemma

IMFBlog2021-11-05T09:50:54-04:00May 12, 2021|

By Abebe Aemro Selassie and Andrew Tiffin

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Imagine you’re a policymaker in sub-Saharan Africa. You’ve been charged with lifting your country out of the worst health crisis in living memory, and nobody around you knows when it will end—the second wave that gripped the region earlier in the year has eased, but many countries are nonetheless bracing for further waves as winter approaches. […]