IMFBlog2020-06-03T15:06:47-04:00June 2, 2020|
By Pragyan Deb, Davide Furceri, Jonathan D. Ostry and Nour Tawk
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
Since the COVID-19 outbreak was first reported in Wuhan, China in late December 2019, the disease has spread to more than 200 countries and territories. In the absence of a vaccine or effective treatment, governments worldwide have responded by implementing unprecedented containment and mitigation measures—the Great Lockdown. […]
IMFBlog2019-10-11T09:33:18-04:00October 10, 2019|
By Vitor Gaspar, Paolo Mauro, Ian Parry, and Catherine Pattillo
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
Global warming has become a clear and present threat. Actions and commitments to date have fallen short. […]
IMFBlog2019-09-09T08:45:51-04:00September 4, 2019|
By William Oman
July 2019 was the hottest month ever recorded on earth, with countries across the world experiencing record-breaking temperatures. […]
IMFBlog2019-05-13T16:06:08-04:00May 3, 2019|
By Christine Lagarde and Vitor Gaspar
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
Climate change is the great existential challenge of our times. It is a challenge that spans all regions, with especially severe consequences for low-income countries. […]
IMFBlog2020-01-08T16:58:39-05:00December 3, 2018|
by Signe Krogstrup and Maurice Obstfeld
December 3, 2018
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
A wolf in the snow: the […]
IMFBlog2019-03-14T10:35:05-04:00June 8, 2018|
By Ian Parry
June 8, 2018
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A polar bear on shrinking ice in the Arctic: climate change means the world is getting hotter (photo: Sven-Erik Arndt/Newscom)
The world is getting hotter, resulting in rising sea levels, more extreme weather like hurricanes, droughts, and floods, as well as other risks to the global climate like the irreversible […]
IMFBlog2019-03-14T16:12:27-04:00December 21, 2017|
By Petya Koeva Brooks, Pragyan Deb, and Nathan Porter
December 21, 2017
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Festival of lights in Chiang Mai, Thailand: Regional financing arrangements, such as the Chiang Mai Initiative, are playing a growing role in crisis prevention (photo: Tejas Tamobhid PATNAIK/newzulu/Newscom)
A decade ago, regional financing arrangements played a limited role in the global financial safety net. However, the […]
IMFBlog2019-03-15T15:24:45-04:00September 27, 2017|
By Sebastian Acevedo, Mico Mrkaic, Evgenia Pugacheva, and Petia Topalova
September 27, 2017
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The Earth’s temperature is rising. This will shape the economic future of communities across the globe (photo: Leolintang/iStock by GettyImages).
The Earth’s temperature is rising and its climate is changing. The increase in temperatures will shape the economic future of communities and countries across […]
