China Deepens Global Finance Links as It Joins Benchmark Indexes
By Sally Chen, Dimitris Drakopoulos, and Rohit Goel
China is embarking on the next stage of its integration into global financial markets. (more…)
A Global Picture of Public Wealth
By Jason Harris, Abdelhak Senhadji, and Alexander F. Tieman
Our new data on government assets shows that when governments know what they own, they can make better use of the assets for the well-being of all their citizens. (more…)
State Ownership in Europe’s Former Socialist States: The Unfinished Reform Agenda
By Poul Thomsen
As we approach the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the former socialist countries of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) have made tremendous progress in becoming full-fledged market economies and raising income levels. (more…)
Making the Euro Area More Resilient Before the Next Recession Hits
By Shekhar Aiyar, John Bluedorn, and Romain Duval
Growth in the euro area rebounded earlier this year, but it remains fragile, while risks have increased. (more…)
To Reduce Inequality, Employ Young People
Burcu Hacibedel and Priscilla Muthoora
Rising economic growth has reduced inequality in low-income and emerging market countries over the years. (more…)
How to Help, Not Hinder Global Growth
Keynes, the IMF, and the Future
By Gita Bhatt
If Lord Keynes, who helped usher in the post–World War II economic order at the Bretton Woods conference, visited the IMF today, he would be astonished at the institution’s evolution. (more…)
