IMFBlog2020-09-23T10:11:04-04:00September 15, 2020|
By Kristalina Georgieva and Abebe Aemro Selassie
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
Perhaps first among the many lessons of 2020 is that the notion of so‑called black swan events is not some remote worry. These purportedly once‑in‑a‑generation events are occurring with increasing frequency.
IMFBlog2020-06-15T11:57:14-04:00June 10, 2020|
IMFBlog2020-03-16T15:02:56-04:00March 5, 2020|
This blog is part of a special series on the response to the coronavirus.
By Vitor Gaspar and Paolo Mauro
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
A key role of government is to protect the well-being of its people—most crucially and visibly during emergencies such as the recent outbreak of the coronavirus. The IMF has $50 billion available in rapid-disbursing emergency financing to help countries suffering from the virus. As Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said, what we want is to guarantee that people are not going to die because of a lack of money. […]
IMFBlog2019-03-28T09:39:20-04:00March 28, 2019|
IMFBlog2019-03-13T14:06:23-04:00September 24, 2018|
By Christine Lagarde and Vitor Gaspar
September 24, 2018
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, Baˈhasa indoneˈsia, 日本語, Português, Русский
Children in early childhood education in Indonesia: more money put into education helps countries achieve their Sustainable Development Goals (Photo: Ajun-Ally/Pacific Press/Newscom)
World leaders are gathering at the United Nations to discuss how to deliver on development for all that is economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable—“The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). […]
IMFBlog2019-03-14T10:35:05-04:00June 8, 2018|
By Ian Parry
June 8, 2018
Versions in عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
A polar bear on shrinking ice in the Arctic: climate change means the world is getting hotter (photo: Sven-Erik Arndt/Newscom)
The world is getting hotter, resulting in rising sea levels, more extreme weather like hurricanes, droughts, and floods, as well as other risks to the global climate like the irreversible collapsing of ice sheets. […]
IMFBlog2019-03-14T16:12:27-04:00December 21, 2017|
By Petya Koeva Brooks, Pragyan Deb, and Nathan Porter
December 21, 2017
Version in 中文 (Chinese), 日本語 (Japanese)
Festival of lights in Chiang Mai, Thailand: Regional financing arrangements, such as the Chiang Mai Initiative, are playing a growing role in crisis prevention (photo: Tejas Tamobhid PATNAIK/newzulu/Newscom)
A decade ago, regional financing arrangements played a limited role in the global financial safety net. However, the global financial crisis has drastically changed the landscape. Governments have created new arrangements—such as the European Stability Mechanism and the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization—and the resources in the global financial safety net tripled between 2007 and 2016. Because of this evolution, and since the time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining, effective and efficient collaboration between the IMF and regional arrangements has become critical to preventing and mitigating crises in many parts of the world. […]
IMFBlog2019-03-25T12:14:35-04:00July 27, 2017|
By Poul Thomsen
July 27, 2017
Dubrovnik, Croatia. Countries in the region should continue working on good governance for higher growth (photo: Album/Prisma/Newscom)
In many ways, Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe is an incredible success story. In less than a generation, countries moved from centrally-planned economies to market-based ones—transforming their legal systems, public administrations, and economic policies, to name a few key elements. Yet, for the sake of higher growth in the future, countries need to continue enhancing institutions and good governance.
Enhancing institutions and good governance—the efficient governing of a country—remains at the core of the reform agenda to raise prosperity to advanced European living standards. Many countries have joined the European Union, a vital anchor toward these goals, and others are aspiring to join. […]
