IMFBlog2019-07-29T16:39:03-05:00July 29, 2019|
Economic activity in Latin America and the Caribbean remains sluggish. Real GDP is expected to grow by 0.6 percent in 2019—the slowest rate since 2016—before rising to 2.3 percent in 2020. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-06-13T09:37:52-05:00June 13, 2019|
Burcu Hacibedel and Priscilla Muthoora
Rising economic growth has reduced inequality in low-income and emerging market countries over the years. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-05-21T09:18:30-05:00May 21, 2019|
By Romain Duval and Prakash Loungani
Emerging market economies have enjoyed good growth in recent decades but are still far from closing gaps in living standards with advanced economies. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-05-15T13:42:48-05:00May 15, 2019|
IMFBlog2019-04-12T12:58:46-05:00April 10, 2019|
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…)
IMFBlog2019-03-28T09:39:20-05:00March 28, 2019|
IMFBlog2019-04-01T15:15:07-05:00March 26, 2019|
By IMFBlog
Young people face tough labor markets and job shortages in countries all over the world. For example, about 20 percent of 15- to 24-year-olds in the average emerging market and developing economy are neither in work nor in school—this group includes countries such as Brazil, Ghana, and Malaysia, among others. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-03-12T14:03:13-05:00March 8, 2019|
March 8 marks International Women’s Day, which provides a chance to reflect on the struggle for greater gender equality. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-03-06T16:04:18-05:00March 6, 2019|
Every day, women around the world experience less opportunity than men in education and employment, and less political representation. (more…)
