How To Reignite Growth in Emerging Market and Developing Economies
By Romain Duval and Davide Furceri
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Emerging markets and developing economies have enjoyed good growth over the past two decades. […]
A Global Imperative
March 8 marks International Women’s Day, which provides a chance to reflect on the struggle for greater gender equality. […]
Do the Math: Include Women in Government Budgets
Every day, women around the world experience less opportunity than men in education and employment, and less political representation. […]
Chart of the Week: Government Debt Is Not the Whole Story: Look at the Assets
By IMFBlog
October 23, 2018
The Millennium Bridge in London, England: governments often don’t include the value of their assets, like bridges and roads, as well as natural resources, when they measure public wealth (Ingram Publishing/Newscom)
Lost track of your personal finances? You are not alone. Your government has often lost track of its finances too. While it keeps close tabs on debt, it is less clear on how much it owns: the assets. […]
Women in Finance: An Economic Case for Gender Equality
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 regulators. […]
Top 5 Blogs on Finance
By IMFBlog
September 11, 2018
A guard stands outside former US investment bank Lehman brothers (photo: Frances M. Roberts/Newscom)
The tenth anniversary of the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers and the global crisis that followed is a sober reminder of what has changed, and what has not, in the world of economics and finance. […]
Back to School Blogs
By IMFBlog
September 7, 2018
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Girls on their first day of school: our latest blog helps you catch up on all the news of the summer (Shadi Jarar’ah/Newscom)
As your list of things to do gets longer and the days grow shorter, you know summer is fading, just like your tan.
To help you quickly catch up on the news and policy debates of the summer—if you live in the Northern Hemisphere—our editors have put together a list of our top reads on economics and finance. […]
Region on the Rise
August 30,2018
(photo: Michael Waraksa)
SREYNITH HAK, 25, MOVED to Phnom Penh eight years ago to pursue a bachelor’s degree in media management. […]