Governments Must Choose to Support or Restructure Heavily Indebted Firms
To stave off risks to recovery, policymakers should focus support on firms that can survive and prepare to restructure or liquidate those that cannot.
Chart of the WeekMedian Inflation Gauge Offers Better Read on Price Trends
Using an alternative measure may help separate the signal from the noise.
Chart of the WeekEurope’s Consumers are Sitting on 1 Trillion Euros in Pandemic Savings
In ordinary times, Europeans save around 12 percent of their income. But as families stayed at home and furlough schemes supported income during the pandemic, this savings rate increased sharply to almost 19 percent in 2020 and 2021.
Countries in the IMF Financial Stability Spotlight in 2022
The Financial Sector Assessment Program is a key pillar of IMF surveillance.
Chart of the WeekFragile and Conflict-Affected Economies Are Falling Further Behind
Even before the pandemic, fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS) already confronted some of the greatest challenges among the world’s economies.
Global Debt Reaches a Record $226 Trillion
Policymakers must strike the right balance in the face of high debt and rising inflation.
How Rising Interest Rates Could Affect Emerging Markets
By Philipp Engler, Roberto Piazza and Galen Sher
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Rapid vaccine rollout in the United States and passage of its $1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus package have boosted its expected economic recovery. […]
CHART OF THE WEEKHow Countries Are Helping Small Businesses Survive COVID-19
By Kazuko Shirono, Esha Chhabra, and Yingjie Fan
The economic downturn caused by the pandemic has taken a painful toll on small businesses. Scores of retail businesses have permanently closed in cities around the world since the Great Lockdown in the spring of 2020. […]
Government Support Is Vital as Countries Race to Vaccinate
By Vitor Gaspar, Raphael Lam, Paolo Mauro, and Mehdi Raissi
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The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating in many countries and uncertainty is unusually high. […]
