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Central America remains one of the world’s most violent regions, where about 4.5 percent of the world’s homicides occur. The region has only about 0.5 percent of the world’s population. […]
Steering the World Toward More Cooperation, Not Less
By Vitor Gaspar, Sean Hagan, and Maurice Obstfeld
September 6, 2018
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With the world becoming more interdependent than ever before, countries can achieve a lot when they pull together (photo: Anton Sokolov/iStock by Getty Images)
Countries cooperate if they perceive it to be in their best interests, both economically and politically. […]
5 Things You Need to Know About the IMF and the Sustainable Development Goals
By Tony Annett and Chris Lane
July 26, 2018
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The global economic juggernaut is bumping into the boundaries of environmental safety (photo: Infogram).
Although we live in an age of unparalleled wealth and technological achievement, billions of people are still suffering from poverty, hunger, exclusion, and conflict. […]
Sub-Saharan Africa Growth Lowest in 20 Years
by iMFdirect
The IMF’s latest regional economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa shows growth at its lowest level in more than 20 years. In this podcast, the African Department’s new Director, Abebe Aemro Selassie, says it’s a mixed story of struggling oil-exporters and strong performers.