IMFBlog2021-08-02T13:07:23-04:00July 29, 2021|
By Tobias Adrian and Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli
History moves in uneven steps. Just as the telegraph erased time and distance in the 19th century, today’s innovations in digital money may bring significant changes in the way we lead our lives. The shift to electronic payments and social interactions brought on by the pandemic may cause similarly rapid and widespread transformations. […]
IMFBlog2019-10-02T12:42:41-04:00September 26, 2019|
By Tobias Adrian and Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli
As privately issued stablecoins continue to encroach on more traditional forms of money—like cash and bank deposits—policymakers will not simply look on from the sidelines. […]
IMFBlog2019-03-13T14:59:00-04:00September 5, 2018|
IMFBlog2019-03-14T12:22:14-04:00April 18, 2018|
April 18, 2018
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An unexpected increase in inflation could prompt the Federal Reserve and other central banks to raise interest rates faster than currently anticipated, roiling financial markets (photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom).
The current economic environment remains favorable, but short-term risks to global financial stability have increased in the […]
IMFBlog2019-03-14T12:50:45-04:00April 10, 2018|
By Claudio Raddatz Kiefer and Jérôme Vandenbussche
April 10, 2018
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The odds of a severe economic downturn are higher when a growing portion of credit flows to riskier firms, according to a new IMF study (Photo: Pali 137/ iStock by Getty Images).
Supervisors who monitor the health of the financial system know […]
IMFBlog2019-03-14T12:53:06-04:00April 10, 2018|
By Claudio Raddatz Kiefer and Jane Dokko
April, 10, 2018
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Hong Kong viewed from Victoria Peak. House prices across countries and cities are increasingly moving in tandem (Photo: Fraser Hall/Robert Harding/Newscom).
If house prices are rising in Tokyo, are they also going up in London?
Increasingly, the answer is yes.
In recent decades, house prices around the world […]
IMFBlog2019-03-14T15:13:43-04:00March 12, 2018|
By IMFBlog
March 12, 2018
Rapid advances in digital technology are transforming the financial services landscape (iStock by Getty Images).
From artificial intelligence to cryptography, rapid advances in digital technology are transforming the financial services landscape, creating opportunities and challenges for consumers, service providers, and regulators alike. This new wave of technology is often called “fintech” and the industry is thriving. Consumers worldwide are using two or more fintech services, […]
IMFBlog2019-03-15T15:56:53-04:00September 22, 2017|
By Angana Banerji and Christian Ebeke
September 22, 2017
Structural reforms can jumpstart productivity in countries with weaker initial productivity, and help them catch up with their peers (photo: The Palmer/iStock).
Labor and product market reforms, which make economies more efficient, can benefit all countries. But they are especially helpful in jumpstarting productivity in countries where productivity is weaker. This is good news as it implies that reforms […]
IMFBlog2019-03-25T10:16:28-04:00August 30, 2017|
By John Caparusso, Rohit Goel and Will Kerry
August 30, 2017
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A woman withdraws money from an automated teller machine in Italy: Some European banks have too many branches relative to assets (photo: Martin Moxter imageBROKER/Newscom)
European banking has made considerable progress in the past few years: Banks have built up capital, regulation is stronger and supervision has been enhanced. […]
IMFBlog2017-04-15T13:35:39-04:00May 14, 2013|
by José Viñals and Ceyla Pazarbasioglu
The global regulatory landscape governing banks has changed from its pre-crisis status quo.
In addition to the Group of Twenty advanced and emerging economies led global regulatory reforms, like Basel III, the United States and the United Kingdom have decided to directly impose limits on the scope of banks’ businesses. The European Union is contemplating a similar move.
We discussed these structural banking reforms a few weeks ago with officials from finance ministries, central banks, and supervisory authorities from around the world during the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings. The design […]
