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Chart of the WeekChina’s Digital Dividend

IMFBlog2019-02-12T16:18:59-05:00February 6, 2019|

Digitalization has created millions of new jobs in China, accounting for between one-third and one-half of employment growth in the world’s second-largest economy. (more…)

Cashing In: How to Make Negative Interest Rates Work

IMFBlog2019-02-12T15:49:53-05:00February 5, 2019|

By Ruchir Agarwal and Signe Krogstrup

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Many central banks reduced policy interest rates to zero during the global financial crisis to boost growth. (more…)

Chart of the WeekMind the Gap in SDG Financing

IMFBlog2019-02-05T11:56:46-05:00January 31, 2019|

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Progress in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) hinges on countries’ ability to scale up spending in important areas like health, education and infrastructure. (more…)

Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019: A Moderate Expansion

IMFBlog2019-01-31T11:23:01-05:00January 25, 2019|

By Alejandro Werner

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Economic activity in Latin America continues to rise, but at a slower rate than previously anticipated. (more…)

Unlimited Opportunities: Creating More Jobs for Young People in Emerging Market and Developing Economies

IMFBlog2019-01-23T15:29:21-05:00January 22, 2019|

By Christine Lagarde and John Bluedorn

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“To define is to limit,” Oscar Wilde once said. But sometimes economists need to use definitions to see the scope of a problem and find ways to lift the limits to success. (more…)

A Weakening Global Expansion Amid Growing Risks

IMFBlog2019-01-21T10:05:47-05:00January 21, 2019|

By Gita Gopinath

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While global growth in 2018 remained close to postcrisis highs, the global expansion is weakening and at a rate that is somewhat faster than expected. This update of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) projects global growth at 3.5 percent in 2019 and 3.6 percent in 2020, 0.2 and 0.1 percentage point below last October’s projections. (more…)

Three Steps to Avert a Debt Crisis

IMFBlog2019-02-05T11:59:16-05:00January 18, 2019|

By Martin Mühleisen and Mark Flanagan

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There has been much public discussion of the debt sustainability of a handful of high-risk countries. (more…)

Building Defenses Against the Next Economic Downturn

IMFBlog2019-01-17T11:41:57-05:00January 17, 2019|

By David Lipton

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The global economy faces a number of complex challenges from technological change and globalization, and the lingering effects of the 2008-9 financial crisis. (more…)

Countries in the IMF Financial Spotlight in 2019

IMFBlog2019-01-17T11:00:02-05:00January 16, 2019|

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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…)