IMFBlog2021-04-20T10:00:27-04:00April 20, 2021|
By Marcos Chamon and Jonathan D. Ostry
Many countries are experiencing a combination of high public debt and low interest rates. This was already the case in advanced economies even prior to the pandemic but has become even starker in its aftermath. […]
IMFBlog2020-10-21T11:38:35-04:00October 21, 2020|
The pandemic is exacting a heavy toll on Europe. More than 240,000 people have lost their lives. Millions have suffered the illness themselves, the loss of loved ones, or major disruption in their work, their businesses, and their daily lives. […]
IMFBlog2020-10-13T17:20:39-04:00October 13, 2020|
IMFBlog2020-09-17T14:13:58-04:00September 11, 2020|
IMFBlog2020-08-14T10:32:05-04:00August 6, 2020|
By Martin Mühleisen, Tryggvi Gudmundsson, and Hélène Poirson Ward
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emerging market economies far exceeded that of the global financial crisis. Unlike previous crises, the response has been decisive just like in advanced economies. […]
IMFBlog2020-07-23T10:09:16-04:00July 23, 2020|
There has been much discussion in recent months about how workers who transitioned to working from home—and those who were deemed “essential”—are less affected by the layoffs and job losses brought on by lockdowns than are workers in “social” jobs that require closer human interaction, like restaurant workers. […]
IMFBlog2020-07-16T12:39:20-04:00July 15, 2020|
IMFBlog2020-09-09T11:47:33-04:00June 3, 2020|
Martin Mühleisen, Vladimir Klyuev, Sarah Sanya
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
The coronavirus crisis is a crisis like no other, and for emerging market and developing economies (EMDE), it has triggered a policy response like no other, both in scope and magnitude. […]
IMFBlog2020-05-28T11:17:18-04:00May 22, 2020|
By Tobias Adrian and Fabio Natalucci
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
Much the same way COVID-19 hits people with pre-existing health conditions more strongly, so is the pandemic-triggered economic crisis exposing and worsening financial vulnerabilities that have built up during a decade of extremely low rates and volatility. […]
IMFBlog2020-04-27T10:59:36-04:00April 20, 2020|
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
I have been saying for a while that this is a “crisis like no other.” It is:
More complex, with interlinked shocks to our health and our economies that have brought our way of life to an almost complete stop;
More uncertain, as we are learning only gradually how to treat the novel virus, make containment most effective, and restart our economies; and
Truly global. Pandemics don’t respect borders, neither do the economic shocks they cause.
