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Funding the Recovery of Low-income Countries After COVID

IMFBlog2021-04-08T18:11:32-04:00April 5, 2021|

By Guillaume Chabert, Robert Gregory, and Gaelle Pierre

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Many of the poorest countries in the world are facing the threat of a weak recovery, and setback in their development path. […]

The Great Divergence: A Fork in the Road for the Global Economy

IMFBlog2021-06-21T15:40:43-04:00February 24, 2021|

By Kristalina Georgieva

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As G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meet virtually this week, the world continues to climb back from the worst recession in peacetime since the Great Depression. […]

COVID-19 Hits the Poor Harder, but Scaled-Up Testing Can Help

IMFBlog2020-12-07T10:46:50-05:00December 3, 2020|

By Allan Dizioli, Michal Andrle, and John Bluedorn

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Across the world, poor neighborhoods have experienced more COVID-19 infections and deaths than wealthier ones. The pandemic and the efforts to control it have disproportionately hurt the poor, both within and across countries. […]

Continued Strong Policy Action to Combat Uncertainty

IMFBlog2021-07-26T16:33:41-04:00November 19, 2020|

By Kristalina Georgieva

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As G20 leaders meet virtually this week, the global economy faces a critical juncture. Countries have started to climb back from the depths of the COVID-19 crisis. […]

March of the Billionaires

IMFBlog2017-04-15T14:00:38-04:00December 1, 2012|

From billionaires Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett to Aliko Dangote and George Soros, the titans of capitalism are backing good causes with their cash. By financing new vaccines, championing maternal health, supporting learning, building libraries, or buying up Amazon rain forest to protect the environment, philanthropists are backing innovations and new approaches that are changing lives and building dreams. The new issue of Finance & Development magazine looks at the world of targeted giving and social entrepreneurship.