IMFBlog2019-05-01T16:42:23-05:00April 30, 2019|
By Udaibir S. Das, Kun Hu, and TengTeng Xu
The global financial crisis of 2007–2009 and the ensuing period of low interest rates have renewed interest among policy makers in the relationship between bank profitability and financial stability. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-04-24T13:58:37-05:00April 18, 2019|
By Chris Lane
Without adequate financing, the best intentions of the global community expressed in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will remain beyond reach.
IMFBlog2019-04-29T11:04:47-05:00April 11, 2019|
By Rhoda Weeks-Brown and Martin Mühleisen
Last month marked the 30th anniversary of the announcement of the “Brady plan”. In response to the 1980s Latin American debt crisis, this plan, named after then US Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady, allowed countries to exchange their commercial bank loans for bonds backed by US Treasuries, bringing an end to a tumultuous period with possible systemic consequences for the global banking system at the time. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-04-05T11:48:47-05:00April 4, 2019|
By Vitor Gaspar, Paolo Mauro and Paulo Medas
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
No country is immune to corruption. The abuse of public office for private gain erodes people’s trust in government and institutions, makes public policies less effective and fair, and siphons taxpayers’ money away from schools, roads, and hospitals. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-06-19T13:06:13-05:00April 4, 2019|
By Claudio Raddatz and Nico Valckx
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
There’s good news for people living in Las Vegas, Miami and Phoenix: the risk of a housing bust like the one they endured during the global financial crisis is fairly small. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-04-04T09:20:55-05:00April 3, 2019|
By Johannes Eugster, Florence Jaumotte, Margaux MacDonald, and Roberto Piazza
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
New IMF research finds that macroeconomic factors, not tariffs, explain most of the changes in trade balances between two countries. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-02-05T11:56:46-05:00January 31, 2019|
IMFBlog2019-01-17T11:00:02-05:00January 16, 2019|
By IMFBlog
In 2019, the IMF will complete 14 assessments under the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP). Eight of this year’s assessments are mandatory: Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Italy, Poland, Singapore, and Switzerland. The other six are voluntary: Algeria, Bahamas, Kuwait, FYR Macedonia, Malta, and Thailand. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-03-13T10:20:47-05:00January 7, 2019|
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…)
IMFBlog2019-03-13T10:35:33-05:00January 2, 2019|
Pedestrians in the snow in Tokyo, Japan: the country is one of the top three borrowers in the world (photo: Morio Taga/Newscom)
