IMF Survey Magazine/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/home.aspxIMF Survey is an online magazine carrying news, views, and analysis from the International Monetary Fund about globalization and economic policy; updated several times a week.Imf.Org RSS Feed GeneratorENCostly Mideast Subsidies Need Better Targetinghttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR051412B.htmWell-intended energy and food price subsidies are increasingly weighing on government budgets and debt levels across the Middle East and North Africa and are not necessarily the most efficient way to channel aid to the most vulnerable, participants at a recent IMF seminar said. 14 May 2012 12:03:14 ESTCountries & Regionshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR051412B.htmAfrica Sustains Growth Despite Global Uncertaintyhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR051412A.htmDespite the weaker global economic environment, sub-Saharan Africa is expected to continue growing strongly in 2012. GDP growth is forecast to increase slightly from the 2011 average of 5 percent, according to the IMF in its latest assessment of the region's economy. 14 May 2012 08:08:15 ESTCountries & Regionshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR051412A.htmReforms to Strengthen Economic Stability Will Help Turkey's Growth and Jobs http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/NEW051112A.htmTurkey, at the crossroads of Europe and the Middle East, is a key player in the global economy that has seen ten years of high growth. Going forward, it will be important that the country continues to implement economic reforms to sustain stability, growth and to increase employment, said Christine Lagarde on her first trip to the country since her selection as head of the International Monetary Fund. 11 May 2012 10:55:50 ESTIn the Newshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/NEW051112A.htmAsia Faces Stronger Growth, but Further Rebalancing Criticalhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR051012A.htmGrowth in Asia is expected to pick up this year, after slowing in the last quarter of 2011, but Asian leaders now face the difficult task of adjusting policies to support stable, non-inflationary growth, say IMF economists.10 May 2012 09:39:33 ESTCountries & Regionshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR051012A.htmMyanmar Set for Economic Takeoff With Right Policieshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR050712A.htmMyanmar’s new government faces an historic opportunity to jump start economic development, and lift living standards, says the IMF in its annual assessment of the Southeast Asian economy, which the government agreed to make public for the first time. 07 May 2012 22:14:12 ESTCountries & Regionshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR050712A.htmIMF Outlines New Vision for Helping Build Capacity http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/POL050412A.htmThe IMF is changing the way it provides technical assistance and training to member countries to make it more focused, integrated, nimble, and effective, says IMF Deputy Managing Director Nemat Shafik.04 May 2012 18:05:10 ESTPolicyhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/POL050412A.htmLearning from Crisis Key to Restoring Economic Growth http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/POL050312B.htmWith many countries still experiencing an uncertain economic outlook, charting a course back to economic prosperity might prove to be difficult, but not impossible, delegates of a conference said. 03 May 2012 18:23:18 ESTPolicyhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/POL050312B.htmIMF Gathers Ideas on Support for Low-Income Countries http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/POL050312A.htmThe International Monetary Fund has launched a consultation process with the private sector, civil society, academics, and others to gather ideas on how to best use and improve its facilities to support low-income countries. It wants suggestions by May 22, 2012.03 May 2012 15:38:02 ESTPolicyhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/POL050312A.htmIMF Opens Its Doors to Wider Dialogue http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/NEW050212A.htmThe crisis in the euro area, natural resources management, regulation of international capital flows, inclusive growth, and poverty reduction were front and center as the IMF heard from a cross-section of society. 02 May 2012 17:49:30 ESTIn the Newshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/NEW050212A.htmDon’t Demonize Finance After Crisis, Says Shiller http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/INT050112A.htmDespite the widespread repercussion from the global financial crisis, finance should be embraced rather than demonized, says economist Robert Shiller. In a new book, he argues that access to finance should be enlarged. 01 May 2012 14:58:13 ESTIMF Survey Interviewhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/INT050112A.htmIMF Weighs in on Health Care Reform http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/BOK042512A.htmEconomies the world over will be hit with rising health care costs at a time when many of them need to undertake large fiscal adjustments to reduce deficits and debt. 25 Apr 2012 14:59:29 ESTBookshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/BOK042512A.htmLatin America Needs to Rebuild Resilience and Flexibility http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR042512A.htmEconomic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to moderate in 2012, but will remain solid, the IMF says. In an assessment of the region, it said that despite downside risks, external financing and trade conditions are expected to remain favorable. 25 Apr 2012 13:32:14 ESTCountries & Regionshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR042512A.htmTailored Approach to Debt and Growth Challenges in Europe’s Crisis Countrieshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR042412A.htmA build-up of debt after joining the euro zone led three very different countries to the doors of the International Monetary Fund as the global economic crisis took its toll on the Greek, Irish, and Portuguese economies. 24 Apr 2012 15:47:39 ESTCountries & Regionshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR042412A.htm‘African Hope,’ but Continent Faces Challenges Too—Lagardehttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR042212A.htmAfrican hopes for broader progress face challenges too, with several potential shocks that could affect the continent, IMF head Christine Lagarde says, adding at a news conference in Washington D.C. that topping up IMF resources for low-interest loans to low-income countries is her next fund-raising priority.22 Apr 2012 16:31:29 ESTCountries & Regionshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR042212A.htmBetter Business Climate Can Soften Crisis Impact on Africahttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR042112B.htmAfrican countries are focusing on improving their business climates to soften the impact on their economies of the crisis in the euro zone, African finance ministers tell reporters in Washington, adding that faster domestic policy reforms will encourage foreign investment in the continent. 21 Apr 2012 18:40:05 ESTCountries & Regionshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR042112B.htmIMF, With Firewall Pledged, Targets Growth and Jobs http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/NEW042112A.htmThe International Monetary Fund, buoyed by pledges to contribute more than $430 billion to a reinforced anti-crisis firewall, sets its sights on rekindling growth, restoring confidence, and creating jobs to put the global economy on a sustained recovery track. 21 Apr 2012 17:40:03 ESTIn the Newshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/NEW042112A.htmAsia: Brighter Prospects, But At Risk from Fragile Global Economy http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR042112A.htmEconomic activity in Asia has picked up in 2012 following last year’s slowdown, but the region’s prospects are being dimmed by the fragile global economy, says the head of the Asia and Pacific Department of the IMF. 21 Apr 2012 09:53:04 ESTCountries & Regionshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR042112A.htmIMF to Double Lending Power as Pledges Top $430 Billionhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/NEW042012A.htmThe Group of Twenty leading industrial and emerging market economies agrees to boost the IMF’s lending capacity with commitments that increase the institution’s resources by more than $430 billion, a move that will almost double the IMF’s total lending power. 20 Apr 2012 18:37:51 ESTIn the Newshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/NEW042012A.htmMideast Oil Importers Under Strain, Oil Exporters Faring Well http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR042012D.htmThe Middle East and North Africa region is going through a period of dramatic change. In the "Arab Spring" countries, political transition, pressing social demands, and an adverse external environment have combined to increase the near-term risks to macroeconomic stability, the IMF said in its latest assessment. 20 Apr 2012 18:06:49 ESTCountries & Regionshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR042012D.htmCaucasus, Central Asia See Solid Growth, But Risks Remain http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR042012B.htmThe outlook for the Caucasus and Central Asia region remains broadly positive, with growth for most countries projected to reach 5-7 percent, says the IMF's latest economic outlook for the region. 20 Apr 2012 17:42:38 ESTCountries & Regionshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR042012B.htm