chart of the week – Page 2

Chart of the WeekMapping the World’s Financial Weak Spots

IMFBlog2019-06-20T15:17:37-04:00June 20, 2019|

Where will the next financial crisis come from? The short answer is: We don’t know. We can, however, look for vulnerabilities in the system that, if left untreated, can develop into problems. […]

China Deepens Global Finance Links as It Joins Benchmark Indexes

IMFBlog2020-11-13T16:51:58-05:00June 19, 2019|

By Sally Chen, Dimitris Drakopoulos, and Rohit Goel

中文, 日本語

China is embarking on the next stage of its integration into global financial markets. […]

Chart of the WeekThe Rise of Powerful Companies

IMFBlog2019-08-21T14:10:53-04:00June 6, 2019|

By IMFBlog

Español, Português

People are concerned that the rising power of big successful companies could lower capital investment, weaken productivity, and reduce people’s take-home pay. […]

Chart of the Week House Prices Are Up: Should We Be Happy?

IMFBlog2019-05-16T10:08:08-04:00May 16, 2019|

By IMFBlog

Español, Português

House prices around the world have recovered smartly since the 2008 global financial crisis. Depending on where you live, that may or may not be a good thing. […]

Chart of the WeekFintech Can Cut Costs of Remittances to Latin America

IMFBlog2019-05-07T09:41:23-04:00May 7, 2019|

By IMFBlog

Español, Português

For Latin Americans living abroad, sometimes sending money back home can be a complicated and costly ordeal. […]

Chart of the WeekFalling Costs Make Wind, Solar More Affordable

IMFBlog2019-04-29T10:43:17-04:00April 26, 2019|

By Christian Bogmans

Harnessing wind and solar energy for low-carbon electric power generation was once considered uneconomical. […]

Chart of The WeekDon’t Worry, Be Happy

IMFBlog2019-02-20T12:27:54-05:00February 20, 2019|

By Sriram Balasubramanian and Paul Cashin

Perched in the eastern Himalayas between India and China and home to about 735,000 people, Bhutan is a unique country in terms of both its geography and society. It turns out that Bhutan also boasts a unique approach to policymaking. […]

Chart of the WeekMind the Gap in SDG Financing

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

by IMFBlog

Español, Português

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

Chart of the Week: Japan Grows Older

IMFBlog2019-03-13T10:05:49-04:00January 14, 2019|

By IMFBlog

中文, 日本語

Japan has had an extended period of strong economic growth. […]

Top 10 Charts of the Week for 2018

IMFBlog2019-03-13T10:20:47-04:00January 7, 2019|

By IMFBlog

January 7, 2019

Looking ahead (photo: Newsis/Reuters/Newscom)

A picture is worth a thousand words. The portraits of the global economy in our Chart of the Week series have proven a hit, and to help you start the year with just the right facts and figures, we have pulled together your top reads of 2018. […]