IMFBlog2019-03-04T14:59:50-05:00December 20, 2018|
By Oya Celasun, Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti, and Maurice Obstfeld
December 20, 2018
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
The global economy started 2018 on a positive note but the momentum lost steam (photo: scyther5/iStock)
IMFBlog2019-03-25T16:37:14-04:00April 28, 2017|
By IMFBlog
April 28, 2017
Panelists, including IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, discuss global gender challenges.
The world’s economic leaders and stakeholders came together at the 2017 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings amid a more positive outlook on the global growth, which is forecast to hit its fastest pace in five years. A clear theme running through the meetings was the need to protect the growth momentum, given policy and political uncertainties, and to help ensure that everyone has the opportunity to share in the fruits of global integration and technological progress.
More than 10,000 people took part. In addition to central bankers, finance ministers and other officials, the meetings drew around 650 journalists, 160 parliamentarians from 68 countries, and a record 850 civil society representatives, who gathered to learn, listen, and share their points of view. […]
IMFBlog2019-03-26T18:09:03-04:00June 28, 2016|
By Ali Alichi
Version in Español (Spanish)
The latest IMF review of the U.S. economy underscores the country’s resilience in the face of financial market volatility, a strong dollar, and subdued global demand. But the review also cites longer-term challenges to growth, including rising income polarization.
