IMFBlog2019-03-14T11:46:08-04:00May 21, 2018|
By João Tovar Jalles and Prakash Loungani
May 21, 2018
Versions in 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português
Brandenburg, Germany: in three advanced economies—Germany, the United Kingdom, and France—emissions have fallen despite the increase in incomes (photo: Caro / Kaiser/Newscom).
Economic growth has traditionally moved in tandem with pollution. But can countries break this link and manage to grow while lowering pollution?
IMFBlog2019-03-25T15:48:26-04:00May 22, 2017|
By IMFBlog
May 22, 2017
Version in Русский (Russian)
Most of the countries of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe will see their economies humming away at a strong growth rate in 2017. A measure of their success at fully utilizing their economic machine is the output gap—the difference between what the economy is currently producing, and what it can produce when it is at full capacity.
Our Chart of the Week from a recently published report on the Central, Eastern, and Southeastern European region […]
IMFBlog2019-03-27T14:19:13-04:00November 5, 2015|
By Vitor Gaspar and Sean Hagan
(Versions in Español , عربي, 中文, Français, 日本語, Русский, عربي)
In recent years, citizens’ concerns about allegations of corruption in the public sector have become more visible and widespread. From São Paulo to Johannesburg, citizens have taken to the streets against graft. In countries like Chile, Guatemala, India, Iraq, Malaysia and Ukraine, they are sending a clear and loud message to their leaders: Address corruption!
Policymakers are paying attention too. Discussing corruption has long been a sensitive topic at inter-governmental organizations like the International […]
IMFBlog2019-03-27T18:15:23-04:00April 15, 2015|
By José Viñals
(Versions in عربي and Español)
The three main messages from this Global Financial Stability Report are:
IMFBlog2019-03-27T18:15:52-04:00April 14, 2015|
(Versions in عربي and Español)
In our April 2015 World Economic Outlook, we forecast global growth to be roughly the same this year than last year, 3.5% versus 3.4%. This global number reflects an increase in growth in advanced economies, 2.4% versus 1.8%, offset by a decrease in growth in emerging market and developing economies, 4.3% versus 4.6% last year. In short, to repeat the words used […]
IMFBlog2017-04-14T01:49:12-04:00December 22, 2014|
By Rabah Arezki and Olivier Blanchard[1]
(Versions in عربي, 中文, Français, 日本語, Русский, and Español)
Oil prices have plunged recently, affecting everyone: producers, exporters, governments, and consumers. Overall, we see this as a shot in the arm for the global economy. Bearing in mind that our simulations do not represent a forecast of the state of the global economy, we find a gain for world GDP between 0.3 and 0.7 percent in 2015, compared to a […]
IMFBlog2017-04-14T01:52:17-04:00October 22, 2014|
By Rabah Arezki
(version in Español)
Natural gas is creating a new reality for economies around the world. Three major developments of the past few years have thrust natural gas into the spotlight: the shale gas revolution in the United States, the reduction in nuclear power supply following the Fukushima disaster in Japan, and geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
What’s cooking
Over the last decade, the discovery of massive quantities of unconventional gas resources around the world has transformed global energy markets, and reshaped the geography […]
IMFBlog2017-04-14T01:54:23-04:00October 7, 2014|
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The recovery continues, but it is weak and uneven.
You have now seen the basic numbers from our latest projections in the October 2014 World Economic Outlook released today. We forecast world growth to be 3.3% in 2014, down 0.1% from our July forecast, and 3.8% in 2015, down 0.2% from our July forecast.
This number […]
IMFBlog2017-04-14T01:58:04-04:00August 1, 2014|
By Aasim M. Husain, Anna Ilyina and Li Zeng
(Version in Русский)
The conflict in Ukraine and the related imposition of sanctions against Russia signal an escalation of geopolitical tensions that is already being felt in the Russian financial markets (Chart 1). A deterioration in the conflict, with or even without a further escalation of sanctions and counter-sanctions, could have a substantial adverse impact on the Russian economy through direct and indirect (confidence) channels.
Chart 1
IMFBlog2017-04-14T01:58:07-04:00August 1, 2014|
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The countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) are closely linked with Russia through trade, financial, and labor market channels. These ties have served the region well in recent years, helping it make significant economic gains when times were good. But how is the region affected when Russia’s economy slows down?
Underlying structural weaknesses have reduced Russia’s growth prospects for this year and over the medium term. Tensions emanating from developments in eastern Ukraine—including an escalation of […]
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