Sub-Saharan Africa’s Difficult Road to Recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented health and economic crisis for sub-Saharan Africa. […]
IMFBlog2020-10-22T17:02:19-04:00October 22, 2020|
The COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented health and economic crisis for sub-Saharan Africa. […]
IMFBlog2020-10-21T10:03:57-04:00October 21, 2020|
The Asia-Pacific region is recovering from its worst recession in living memory. Our latest Regional Economic Outlook shows that a recovery started in the third quarter, but growth engines are not all firing with the same power across countries, leading to a multispeed recovery. […]
IMFBlog2020-09-23T10:11:04-04:00September 15, 2020|
By Kristalina Georgieva and Abebe Aemro Selassie
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
Perhaps first among the many lessons of 2020 is that the notion of so‑called black swan events is not some remote worry. These purportedly once‑in‑a‑generation events are occurring with increasing frequency.
IMFBlog2019-11-11T08:30:15-05:00November 11, 2019|
Does higher wage growth fuel inflation? In Europe, that has historically been the case. […]
IMFBlog2019-03-13T12:31:11-04:00October 15, 2018|
By Juan Yepez
October 15, 2018
Effective central bank communications are essential in guiding market expectations (photo: lionvision/iStock)
When it comes to central banks in Latin America, sometimes words can speak louder than actions. […]
IMFBlog2019-03-13T15:09:13-04:00August 29, 2018|
By IMFBlog
August 29, 2018
عربي, 中文, Español, Baˈhasa indoneˈsia, 日本語, Português, Русский,
An engineer adjusts a robot arm in a robotics plant in Shenyang, China, where industrial robots are widely used for manufacturing (photo: Yang Qing Xinhua News Agency/Newscom)
With about 1 million robots in use in Asia, robotics and automation mean economic risks and growth opportunities for the region. […]