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Poverty reduction

Poorest Countries and Fragile States Are Increasingly Falling Behind

June 26, 2025

Guillaume Chabert, Robert Powell

Support for developing countries should focus on grants and highly concessional loans for the poorest and fragile countries and helping the more advanced crowd in foreign investment and private finance

International organization

Explainer: How the IMF Finances Itself and Why it Matters for the Global Economy

June 25, 2025

Julie Kozack, Bernard Lauwers

Countries can count their contributions to the IMF as their own reserve assets under a unique funding model that does not require budget appropriations or any other taxpayer support

Disclosing Public Debt Boosts Investor Confidence, Cuts Borrowing Costs 

June 12, 2025

Yan Liu

Greater debt transparency builds investor confidence, helps reduce borrowing costs, and strengthens debt sustainability—reducing the risk of shocks that can lead to a debt crisis

Fragility and conflict

How to Spur Economic Growth in Africa’s Fragile and Conflict-Affected States

June 5, 2025

Wenjie Chen, Michele Fornino, Hamza Mighri, Can Sever

Enhancing institutions, improving governance, strengthening public engagement, and building international partnerships are critical to overcome fragility

Economic growth

A United Europe Can Shape the Global Economy

June 3, 2025

Gita Bhatt

The European Union must unite to shape today’s global economy, rather than be shaped by it

Debt is Higher and Rising Faster in 80 Percent of Global Economy

May 29, 2025

Era Dabla-Norris, Davide Furceri

Fiscal Policy under mounting uncertainty means government budgets need resilience—particularly in countries whose economic weight makes them influence global trends

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