IMFBlog2021-08-11T10:34:32-04:00August 10, 2021|
By Vitor Gaspar and Gita Gopinath
عربي, Español, Français, Português, Русский
Differences in vaccine access and the ability to deploy policy support are creating a growing divergence between advanced economies from many emerging market and developing economies. Faced with high deficits and historic levels of debt, countries with limited access to financing are walking a fiscal tightrope between providing adequate support and preserving financial stability. […]
IMFBlog2021-04-07T14:53:30-04:00April 7, 2021|
By Vitor Gaspar, W. Raphael Lam, Paolo Mauro, and Mehdi Raissi
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
The race to vaccinate against COVID-19 continues, but the pace of inoculation varies widely across countries, with access unavailable to many. […]
IMFBlog2021-08-05T11:05:08-04:00April 1, 2021|
By David Amaglobeli, Vitor Gaspar, and Paolo Mauro
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
The COVID-19 pandemic is intensifying the vicious circle of inequality. To break this pattern and give everyone a fair shot at prosperity, governments need to improve access to basic public services—such as health care (including vaccination) and education—and strengthen redistributive policies. […]
IMFBlog2021-01-28T11:01:57-05:00January 28, 2021|
By Vitor Gaspar, Raphael Lam, Paolo Mauro, and Mehdi Raissi
عربي, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating in many countries and uncertainty is unusually high. […]
IMFBlog2020-10-15T12:36:40-04:00October 14, 2020|
By Vitor Gaspar, Paulo Medas, John Ralyea, and Elif Ture
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
The COVID-19 crisis has devastated people’s lives, jobs, and businesses. Governments have taken forceful measures to cushion the blow, totaling a staggering $12 trillion globally. […]
IMFBlog2021-07-19T13:05:20-04:00October 5, 2020|
By Vitor Gaspar, Paolo Mauro, Catherine Pattillo, and Raphael Espinoza
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
Governments around the world are taking extraordinary measures to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. While maintaining the focus on addressing the health emergency and providing lifelines for households and businesses, governments need to prepare economies for the transition to the post-COVID-19 world—including by helping people get back to work. […]
IMFBlog2020-09-03T18:02:00-04:00September 3, 2020|
By Gerd Schwartz, Manal Fouad, Torben Hansen, and Geneviève Verdier
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
COVID-19 has had a profound impact on people, firms, and economies all over the world. While countries have ramped up public lifelines to individuals and firms they will face enormous challenges to recover from the pandemic, amidst low economic activity and unprecedented levels of debt. […]
IMFBlog2020-05-20T09:00:06-04:00May 20, 2020|
By Bryn Battersby, W. Raphael Lam, and Elif Ture
Governments have put forward swift and significant emergency lifelines to protect people in response to the pandemic. […]
IMFBlog2020-05-11T08:48:20-04:00May 7, 2020|
Vitor Gaspar, Paulo Medas, and John Ralyea
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
The pandemic has highlighted the role of the public sector in saving lives and livelihoods. State-owned enterprises are part of that effort. They can be public utilities that provide essential services. Or public banks that provide loans to small businesses. […]
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. […]
