IMFBlog2020-05-07T09:38:49-04:00May 6, 2020|
Vitor Gaspar, W. Raphael Lam, and Mehdi Raissi
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
Fiscal policies have provided large emergency lifelines to people and firms during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are also invaluable to increase a country’s readiness to respond to a crisis and to help with the recovery and beyond. […]
IMFBlog2019-07-15T07:24:56-04:00July 15, 2019|
IMFBlog2019-03-13T11:44:44-04:00November 30, 2018|
November 30, 2018
(photo: Michael Waraksa)
As the world seeks to address the rise of populism and nationalism, it is becoming clear that economic insecurity lies at the heart of much of the discontent. […]
IMFBlog2019-03-13T14:08:33-04:00September 20, 2018|
September 20, 2018
A gardener outside a luxury auto showroom in Beijing. China has moved from being moderately unequal in 1990 to being one of the world’s most unequal countries (photo: Stephen Shaver/UPI/Newscom)
More than two decades of spectacular economic growth in China have raised incomes dramatically and lifted millions of people out of poverty. […]
IMFBlog2019-03-13T14:25:03-04:00September 19, 2018|
By Martin Čihák and Ratna Sahay
September 19, 2018
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A group of women attend an event in Sao Paolo to promote women’s participation in the financial sector: women account for 51% of borrowers in Brazil (Sebastio Mareira/Newscom)
Women are underrepresented at all levels of the global financial system, from depositors and borrowers to bank board members and […]
IMFBlog2019-03-15T10:01:29-04:00March 5, 2018|
By Christine Lagarde, Corinne Deléchat, and Monique Newiak
March 5, 2018
Versions in عربي (Arabic), 中文 (Chinese), Español (Spanish), Français (French), 日本語 (Japanese), Português (Portuguese)
Women who live in countries with stronger protection against harassment, including at work, are more likely to open a bank account, borrow and save, and use financial services such as mobile payments (iStock by Getty Images).
This International Women’s Day is bringing new calls to #pressforprogress on gender […]
IMFBlog2019-03-15T10:39:51-04:00February 13, 2018|
By James Brumby and Michael Keen
February 13, 2018
Versions in عربي (Arabic), 中文 (Chinese), Español (Spanish), Français (French), 日本語 (Japanese), Русский (Russian)
New Delhi, India: there are now very few effective explicit wealth taxes in either developing or advanced economies (photo: Jens Kalaene/Corbis).
High and rising income inequality is a serious concern in many countries, as highlighted in the IMF’s recent Fiscal Monitor. Wealth, however, […]
IMFBlog2019-03-14T16:33:34-04:00December 4, 2017|
By Stefania Fabrizio and Andrea F. Presbitero
December 4, 2017
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Pretoria, South Africa: technicians work inside a new locomotive (photo: Zhai Jianlan Xinhua News Agency/Newscom).
Population growth and technological innovation don’t necessarily have to widen inequality in developing countries. They can also offer new opportunities to increase growth and create jobs: the long-term outcomes depend on today’s policy choices. But […]
IMFBlog2019-03-26T12:46:11-04:00February 9, 2017|
By Philip Daniel, Michael Keen, Artur Swistak, and Victor Thuronyi
Versions in Français (French), Português (Portuguese), and Español (Spanish)
Seventy percent of the world’s poorest people live in countries rich in oil, natural gas or minerals, making effective taxation of these extractive industries critical to alleviating poverty and achieving sustained growth. But national borders make that task much harder, opening possibilities for tax avoidance by multinationals and raising tough jurisdictional issues when resource deposits cross frontiers. […]
IMFBlog2019-03-26T13:30:34-04:00January 12, 2017|
By Tao Zhang and Vladimir Klyuev
Versions in: عربي (Arabic), 中文 (Chinese), Français (French), and Español (Spanish)
Low-income countries should build more infrastructure to strengthen growth. A new IMF analysis looks at ways to overcome obstacles.
The clock is now ticking on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and while investment—critical to this agenda—has been rising in recent years among low-income countries, weak infrastructure is still hampering growth. Governments need to make significant improvements to lay foundations for flourishing economies: roads to connect people to markets, electricity to keep factories running, sanitation to stave off […]
