What to do When Low-for-Long Interest Rates are Lower and for Longer
Central banks have played a pivotal role in easing financial conditions in response to the COVID-19 shock, and helped avert a catastrophic downturn. […]
Chart of the WeekWhen Inequality is High, Pandemics Can Fuel Social Unrest
By Tahsin Saadi Sedik and Rui Xu
In the months and years following previous pandemics, the countries most affected saw a rise in social unrest. […]
Navigating Capital Flows—An Integrated Approach
By Tobias Adrian, Gita Gopinath, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu
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In a continuous effort to help countries […]
A Greener Future Begins with a Shift to Coal Alternatives
By Christian Bogmans and Claire Mengyi Li
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As the world economy emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, the consumption of coal is […]
Cyber Risk is the New Threat to Financial Stability
By Jennifer Elliott and Nigel Jenkinson
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Many of us take for granted the ability to withdraw […]
How Governments Can Create a Green, Job-rich Global Recovery
By Kristalina Georgieva and Rajiv J. Shah
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Climate change and the COVID-19 crisis have […]
COVID-19 Hits the Poor Harder, but Scaled-Up Testing Can Help
By Allan Dizioli, Michal Andrle, and John Bluedorn
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Across the world, poor neighborhoods have experienced […]
How Artificial Intelligence Could Widen the Gap Between Rich and Poor Nations
By Cristian Alonso, Siddharth Kothari, and Sidra Rehman
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New technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, […]
Window for Change
By Gita Bhatt
There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen. This saying could not be more apt today. The pandemic—which has disrupted the world in profound […]
Chart of the WeekHow the Rich Get Richer
Wealth begets wealth. This simple concept of privilege has added to growing discontent with inequality that has escalated under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.