/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 GeneratorENhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/NUM052512A.htmDespite a fourfold increase in oil prices over the past decade, the world has absorbed the price hikes with relatively little disruption due to fundamental changes in the workings of the global economy, and better policies to cope with the rise.25 May 2012 10:38:29 ESTWhat the Numbers Showhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/NUM052512A.htmhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/NUM052412A.htmA new IMF study finds that the share of national income received by labor has evolved quite differently across advanced economies since the start of the Great Recession, with the greatest losses observed in the United States, Greece, and Spain. 24 May 2012 17:09:37 ESTWhat the Numbers Showhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/NUM052412A.htmhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/NEW052212A.htmAt a time of intensified global uncertainty, the United Kingdom’s approach to reducing debt levels to put the budget on a more sustainable footing has reinforced credibility, the IMF says as it wraps up its annual check-up of the U.K. economy.22 May 2012 10:51:00 ESTIn the Newshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/NEW052212A.htmhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR051812A.htmGrowth in the United Arab Emirates is expected to moderate to 2.3 percent in 2012 as oil production levels peak, but nonhydrocarbon growth is strengthening as the country's dependency on oil declines, the IMF says in its latest annual assessment of the economy. 18 May 2012 11:20:26 ESTCountries & Regionshttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR051812A.htmhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/INT051612A.htmAfrican countries should rebuild their fiscal buffers and diversify their economies away from commodities in order to protect themselves from another possible global downturn, says Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. She adds that Africa should not be in the business of importing food.16 May 2012 12:17:16 ESTIMF Survey Interviewhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/INT051612A.htmhttp://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.htmhttp://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.htmhttp://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.htmhttp://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.htmhttp://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.htmhttp://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.htmhttp://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.htmhttp://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.htmhttp://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.htmhttp://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.htmhttp://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.htmhttp://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.htmhttp://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.htmhttp://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.htmhttp://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.htm