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• Asia’s Next Growth Story
  • Published: September 2, 2026
  • Authors: Gita Bhatt
  • Summary: The question for policymakers is how to seize new opportunities to renew Asia’s economic growth
• Well-Designed Regulatory and Institutional Reforms Can Boost Economic Growth
  • Published: August 25, 2026
  • Authors: Nicolas Fernandez-Arias, Marwa Ibrahim, Colombe Ladreit
  • Summary: Many G20 economies face constraints from excessive labor, product-market, or consumer regulations, an IMF survey shows
• New Economics Books Explore Trade, Finance, and a Changing World Order
  • Published: August 6, 2026
  • Authors: IMF Blog Editors
  • Summary: Authors probe complex issues to shed light on global economic challenges
• Argentina Looks Forward
  • Published: July 31, 2026
  • Authors: Kristalina Georgieva
  • Summary: After restoring stability, Argentina needs to turn hard-won gains into lasting prosperity
• Financial Market Reforms Could Lift Europe's Growth
  • Published: July 14, 2026
  • Authors: Luis Brandão-Marques, Damien Capelle, Diego Cerdeiro, Rui C. Mano
  • Summary: Integrating and deepening banking and venture capital markets would boost output by at least 3 percent, and make business dynamism reforms more powerful
• Industrial Policy Is Adapting to Crises, but Remains Hard to Implement Effectively
  • Published: May 28, 2026
  • Authors: Adam Jakubik, Florence Jaumotte, Samuel Pienknagura, Michele Ruta
  • Summary: As governments intervene more, evidence shows that the benefits are modest and depend on thoughtful design
• Africa Faces Mounting Risks Just as Growth Gains Take Hold
  • Published: April 23, 2026
  • Authors: Abebe Aemro Selassie
  • Summary: To weather the shock, policymakers should ensure that any near-term measures are time-bound and targeted at the most vulnerable, and maintain the focus on medium-term development objectives
• The Middle East War Will Have an Uneven Impact on the Western Hemisphere
  • Published: April 17, 2026
  • Authors: Nigel Chalk
  • Summary: Impact on economic activity will vary across countries, but inflation will rise for all
• Reforming Europe Under Pressure
  • Published: April 17, 2026
  • Authors: Alfred Kammer
  • Summary: The region must respond to energy shocks through disciplined policies that protect the vulnerable and strengthen resilience
• Asia's Economic Resilience Is Being Tested by the Energy Shock
  • Published: April 16, 2026
  • Authors: Andrea Pescatori, Krishna Srinivasan
  • Summary: The region can best cope by protecting vulnerable people, letting prices adjust, anchoring inflation expectations, and accelerating structural reforms
• War Darkens Global Economic Outlook and Reshapes Policy Priorities
  • Published: April 14, 2026
  • Authors: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
  • Summary: The Middle East conflict halted growth momentum. The right policies and stronger global cooperation are needed to contain the damage.
• Global Economy Shakes Off Tariff Shock Amid Tech-Driven Boom
  • Published: January 19, 2026
  • Authors: Tobias Adrian, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
  • Summary: But risks are rising, including from the concentration of tech investment and the negative effects of trade disruptions, which may build over time
• Top 10 Blogs of 2025
  • Published: December 29, 2025
  • Authors: Jeff Kearns
  • Summary: Debt, Stablecoins, AI, and Global Economy’s New Era Drew Blog Readers
• Top Five IMF Blog Charts of 2025
  • Published: December 22, 2025
  • Authors: Andrew Stanley
  • Summary: Chart of the Week visuals illustrate major developments during a year of uncertainty and resilience
• Industrial Policy Can Lift Productivity—but Comes With Risks and Trade-offs
  • Published: November 25, 2025
  • Authors: Shekhar Aiyar, Mehdi Benatiya Andaloussi
  • Summary: Potential gains in targeted sectors and overall are not guaranteed and depend on careful policy design and implementation
• Policy Actions Can Reinforce Growth Progress in Many G20 Economies
  • Published: November 19, 2025
  • Authors: Nicolas Fernandez-Arias, Shushanik Hakobyan
  • Summary: Concerted action on economic reforms can help the G20 achieve the group’s collective growth ambitions, but the reforms with the biggest payoff vary across countries
• Sub-Saharan Africa: Steady Growth Amid Fiscal Challenges
  • Published: November 18, 2025
  • Authors: Abebe Aemro Selassie, Amadou Sy
  • Summary: Increasing government revenue and better managing debt can help foster resilience and accelerate growth
• Even as Global Uncertainty Surges, Economic Sentiment Remains Positive
  • Published: November 10, 2025
  • Authors: Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom, Davide Furceri
  • Summary: Amid rising geopolitical rifts and trade tensions, global economic uncertainty has surged, yet sentiment about economic prospects remains positive
• Asia’s Economic Growth Is Weathering Tariffs and Uncertainty
  • Published: October 16, 2025
  • Authors: Andrea Pescatori, Krishna Srinivasan
  • Summary: The region has proved unexpectedly resilient, aided by a front-loading of exports, technology investment, and policy support. To sustain strong and durable growth, it must now rebalance more toward domestic demand and deepen regional integration.
• Global Economic Outlook Shows Modest Change Amid Policy Shifts and Complex Forces
  • Published: October 14, 2025
  • Authors: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
  • Summary: Dialing down uncertainty, reducing vulnerabilities, and investing in innovation can help deliver durable economic gains
• A United Europe Can Shape the Global Economy
  • Published: June 3, 2025
  • Authors: Gita Bhatt
  • Summary: The European Union must unite to shape today’s global economy, rather than be shaped by it
• Asia Can Boost Economic Resilience Amid Surging Trade Tensions
  • Published: April 24, 2025
  • Authors: Thomas Helbling, Andrea Pescatori, Krishna Srinivasan
  • Summary: Stronger regional economic ties can help build resilience during a time of growing policy uncertainty
• The Global Economy Enters a New Era
  • Published: April 22, 2025
  • Authors: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
  • Summary: Amid trade tensions and high policy uncertainty, the path forward will be determined by how challenges are confronted and opportunities embraced
• Migration and Refugee Policies Steer People, and Economies, in New Directions
  • Published: April 15, 2025
  • Authors: Paula Beltran Saavedra, Nicolas Fernandez-Arias, Samuel Mann, Carolina Osorio-Buitron
  • Summary: When destination countries tighten migration and refugee policies, it has economic ripple effects elsewhere
• Southeast Asia’s Economies Can Gain Most by Packaging Ambitious Reforms
  • Published: March 25, 2025
  • Authors: Anne-Charlotte Paret Onorato
  • Summary: Combining overhauls in areas including business and external regulation, governance, and human development can boost output levels by 3 percent over four years.
• How Sound Economic Policy Can Help Prevent Conflict
  • Published: March 13, 2025
  • Authors: Franck Bousquet, Paul M. Bisca, Christopher Rauh, Benjamin Seimon
  • Summary: Simulations that incorporate machine learning-based predictions of conflict suggest large payoffs from preventive policies, including efforts to promote macroeconomic stability and growth
• As One Cycle Ends, Another Begins Amid Growing Divergence
  • Published: January 17, 2025
  • Authors: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
  • Summary: Growth divergences persist and could widen, while policy shifts may reignite inflation pressures in some countries
• Artificial Intelligence, Dollar, Growth, and Debt Drove 2024 Blog Readership
  • Published: December 30, 2024
  • Authors: Jeff Kearns
  • Summary: Complex global economic challenges, and the careful policy responses that the world needs to foster sustainable growth and financial stability, were the most popular
• Breaking Latin America’s Cycle of Low Growth and Violence
  • Published: December 5, 2024
  • Authors: Ilan Goldfajn, Rodrigo Valdés
  • Summary: Crime directly costs the region more than 3 percent of GDP and lowers growth. Economic instability, in turn, drives higher rates of crime. Actions can be taken to break this vicious cycle.
• The 2004 EU Enlargement Was a Success Story Built on Deep Reform Efforts
  • Published: December 3, 2024
  • Authors: Robert Beyer, Claire Yi Li, Sebastian Weber
  • Summary: New accession candidates will need to undertake equally ambitious reforms to make the next expansion a comparable success
• G20 Economies Should Target Reforms to Boost Medium-Term Growth Prospects
  • Published: November 21, 2024
  • Authors: Paula Beltran Saavedra, Nicolas Fernandez-Arias, Chanpheng Fizzarotti, Alberto Musso
  • Summary: Improving fiscal policy frameworks, fostering education and skills, and supporting the green transition can help ensure strong, sustainable, balanced, and inclusive growth
• New European Wealth Gauge Helps Policymakers Address Inequality
  • Published: November 19, 2024
  • Authors: Henning Ahnert, Francien Berry, Darja Milic, Jorrit Zwijnenburg
  • Summary: Combined measure allows for a deeper understanding of how wealth distribution affects the overall health of economies
• Asia’s Economies Can Embrace Services to Boost Growth and Productivity
  • Published: November 1, 2024
  • Authors: Chikako Baba, Rahul Giri, Krishna Srinivasan
  • Summary: Manufacturing has been the engine of growth in Asia, but a transition to modern, tradable services could be new source of growth and productivity
• As Inflation Recedes, Global Economy Needs Policy Triple Pivot
  • Published: October 22, 2024
  • Authors: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
  • Summary: Growth is projected to hold steady, but amid weakening prospects and rising threats, the world needs a shift in policy gears
• Support for Economic Reforms Hinges on Communication, Engagement, and Trust
  • Published: October 16, 2024
  • Authors: Silvia Albrizio, Bertrand Gruss, Yu Shi
  • Summary: Effective communication, civic engagement, and earning the public's trust are the keys to advance pro-growth reforms
• How to Awaken Europe's Private Sector and Boost Economic Growth
  • Published: September 11, 2024
  • Authors: Diego Cerdeiro, Gee Hee Hong, Alfred Kammer
  • Summary: EU companies grow and innovate less than American counterparts
• Sustained Economic Growth Hinges on Productivity Gains as Populations Age
  • Published: September 4, 2024
  • Authors: Gita Bhatt
  • Summary: A productivity slump is eroding living standards and imperiling financial and social stability
• Economics Authors Confront Toughest Questions on Data, History, and Theory
  • Published: August 21, 2024
  • Authors: The Editors
  • Summary: New books offer fresh perspectives on climate, China, and John Maynard Keynes
• A Low-Growth World Is an Unequal, Unstable World
  • Published: July 23, 2024
  • Authors: Kristalina Georgieva
  • Summary: Long periods of slow economic growth can cause a jump in inequality. But a balanced set of policies can stave off that outcome.
• Global Growth Steady Amid Slowing Disinflation and Rising Policy Uncertainty
  • Published: July 16, 2024
  • Authors: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
  • Summary: Major economies are becoming more aligned, but the world’s medium-term prospects remain weak
• Europe Can Better Support Venture Capital to Boost Growth and Productivity
  • Published: July 15, 2024
  • Authors: Nathaniel Arnold, Guillaume Claveres, Jan Frie
  • Summary: Reforms could increase investment in high-tech startups that power innovation
• Emerging Markets Show Resilience Despite Global Monetary Tightening
  • Published: July 12, 2024
  • Authors: Cian Allen, Rudolfs Bems
  • Summary: Unlike past episodes, emerging market capital flows have remained largely resilient in the face of global monetary tightening, even as global capital flows have fallen
• Scars of Conflict Are Deeper and Longer Lasting in Middle East and Central Asia
  • Published: June 5, 2024
  • Authors: Colombe Ladreit, Borislava Mircheva, Troy Matheson
  • Summary: The negative economic effects of conflicts are larger and more persistent, partly reflecting a sharper impact of higher-intensity conflicts in these regions.
• Asia's Growth and Inflation Outlook Improves, but Risks Remain
  • Published: April 30, 2024
  • Authors: Krishna Srinivasan
  • Summary: The regional outlook has strengthened as price pressures have moderated, although China’s property market correction and geoeconomic fragmentation remain key risks.
• Global Economy Remains Resilient Despite Uneven Growth, Challenges Ahead
  • Published: April 16, 2024
  • Authors: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
  • Summary: Policymakers should prioritize steps toward greater economic resilience such as strengthening government finances and revitalizing economic growth prospects.
• Industrial Policy is Back But the Bar to Get it Right Is High
  • Published: April 12, 2024
  • Authors: Anna Ilyina, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Michele Ruta
  • Summary: More data, analysis and dialogue are needed to avoid costly mistakes
• World Must Prioritize Productivity Reforms to Revive Medium-Term Growth
  • Published: April 10, 2024
  • Authors: Nan Li, Diaa Noureldin
  • Summary: Without ambitious steps to enhance productivity, global growth is set to fall far below its historical average
• How the G20 Can Build on the World Economy’s Recent Resilience
  • Published: February 26, 2024
  • Authors: Kristalina Georgieva
  • Summary: The G20 has an important opportunity to shift focus from firefighting against successive shocks to a medium-term agenda that supports strong, sustainable, balanced, and inclusive growth.
• Global Economy Approaches Soft Landing, but Risks Remain
  • Published: January 30, 2024
  • Authors: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
  • Summary: Policy focus must shift to repairing public finances and improving medium-term growth prospects
• How Distrust of Government by Marginalized People Fuels Conflict in Africa
  • Published: January 25, 2024
  • Authors: Hany Abdel Latif, Mahmoud El Gamal
  • Summary: Improving people’s relationships with state institutions and ensuring access to services can foster conditions for greater peace and social cohesion in sub-Saharan Africa
• Charts Spotlight Inflation, Economic Growth, Globalization, and Climate Change
  • Published: January 12, 2024
  • Authors: The Editors
  • Summary: A look back at the most popular charts on IMF Blog in 2023
• Top 10 Blogs of 2023 Unpack Global Economy, Inflation, Debt, Trade and Asia
  • Published: December 27, 2023
  • Authors: Jeff Kearns
  • Summary: Prospects for growth, prices and interest rates enjoyed the greatest reader interest, followed by fossil fuel subsidies and the implications of geoeconomic fragmentation
• Economists Offer Fresh Takes on Inflation, Inequality, Technology
  • Published: December 20, 2023
  • Authors: IMF Blog Editors
  • Summary: Latest books provide analytical and anecdotal accounts of the greatest challenges—and the perspective that comes with time
• Latin America Can Boost Economic Growth by Reducing Crime
  • Published: December 18, 2023
  • Authors: Rafael Machado Parente, Rodrigo Valdés
  • Summary: Reducing crime could significantly boost investment, productivity, and GDP growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
• Middle East Conflict Risks Reshaping the Region’s Economies
  • Published: December 1, 2023
  • Authors: John Bluedorn, Taline Koranchelian
  • Summary: The IMF is revising its outlook for the region and stands ready to step up needed support
• Europe’s Wage Rises Are Aiding Recovery but Economies Face Risks
  • Published: November 9, 2023
  • Authors: Chikako Baba, Ben Park, Ippei Shibata, Sebastian Weber
  • Summary: With appropriate policies and improved productivity, Europe can reconcile short-term wage pressures and long-term labor trends with less inflation
• G20 Economies Should Turn to Reforms to Improve Growth Amid Policy Tightening
  • Published: November 7, 2023
  • Authors: JaeBin Ahn, Nicolas Fernandez-Arias, Neil Meads
  • Summary: Recommended policies and reforms would boost output of major economies by up to 0.7 percent and foster more balanced, sustainable, and inclusive growth
• Harm From ‘De-Risking’ Strategies Would Reverberate Beyond China
  • Published: October 18, 2023
  • Authors: Diego Cerdeiro, Siddharth Kothari, Dirk Muir
  • Summary: The negative impact of ‘de-risking’ strategies by major economies would be felt beyond China, while comprehensive reforms in China could generate significant positive spillovers
• Asia Continues to Fuel Global Growth, but Economic Momentum is Slowing
  • Published: October 13, 2023
  • Authors: Yan Carrière-Swallow, Krishna Srinivasan
  • Summary: The region is likely to see faster disinflation, but prospects for growth in coming years are dimming
• How Channeling SDRs is Supporting Vulnerable Economies
  • Published: October 13, 2023
  • Authors: Kristalina Georgieva, Bernard Lauwers, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu
  • Summary: Special drawing rights are providing an important boost for countries that need one, but greater support is encouraged to strengthen our unique lending tools
• Resilient Global Economy Still Limping Along, With Growing Divergences
  • Published: October 10, 2023
  • Authors: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
  • Summary: Likelihood of a soft landing has increased, but growth forecast is lowest in decades
• Geoeconomic Fragmentation Threatens Food Security and Clean Energy Transition
  • Published: October 3, 2023
  • Authors: Jorge Alvarez, Mehdi Benatiya Andaloussi, Martin Stuermer
  • Summary: Providing corridors for food staples and critical minerals could avert food crises and help keep the green transition on track.
• How Reform Can Aid Growth and Green Transition in Developing Economies
  • Published: September 25, 2023
  • Authors: Christian Ebeke, Florence Jaumotte
  • Summary: New approaches to governance, business regulation, and trade can boost output by 4 percent in two years and help countries curb emissions
• Market Reforms Can Stabilize Debt and Foster Growth in Developing Countries
  • Published: September 12, 2023
  • Authors: Gabriela Cugat, Carlo Pizzinelli
  • Summary: Countries that enacted reforms saw their debt-to-GDP ratios fall by 3 percentage points, on average, over a multi-year period
• Investments That Pay Off: Latin America’s Response to Recent Global Shocks
  • Published: September 6, 2023
  • Authors: Rodrigo Valdés
  • Summary: The region, which successfully navigated economic turmoil, now must boost inclusive growth, reduce debt, and capitalize on new opportunities
• Time to Tap Growth Opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa
  • Published: August 31, 2023
  • Authors: Gita Bhatt
  • Summary: FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT Magazine: Transparent governance, economic modernization, private-sector leadership, and responsiveness to the energy transition can aid transformation
• Historic $650 Billion Liquidity Boost Continues to Benefit the Global Economy
  • Published: August 29, 2023
  • Authors: Bernard Lauwers, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu
  • Summary: The August 2021 allocation of special drawing rights supported countries amid recovery from the pandemic—and continues to offer benefits
• Global Economy on Track but Not Yet Out of the Woods
  • Published: July 25, 2023
  • Authors: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
  • Summary: Economic growth shows near-term resilience amid persistent challenges
• Weak Global Economy, High Inflation, and Rising Fragmentation Demand Strong G20 Action
  • Published: July 13, 2023
  • Authors: Kristalina Georgieva
  • Summary: Working together to address common challenges, and building economic bridges, will be crucial to improve lives.
• Asia Poised to Drive Global Economic Growth, Boosted by China’s Reopening
  • Published: May 2, 2023
  • Authors: Thomas Helbling, Shanaka J. Peiris, Krishna Srinivasan
  • Summary: China and India together are forecast to generate about half of global growth this year
• World Economic Outlook Shows Economies Facing High Uncertainty
  • Published: April 19, 2023
  • Authors: Mehdi Benatiya Andaloussi, Chiara Maggi
  • Summary: The Chart of the Week brings together our economic forecasts, which reveal weaker growth amid an uncertain outlook with high downside risks
• Asia Likely to See Dynamic Economic Growth, but With Policy Challenges
  • Published: April 13, 2023
  • Authors: Krishna Srinivasan, Alasdair Scott
  • Summary: Region would contribute about 70 percent to global growth this year—but still faces challenges from inflation, debt, and financial vulnerabilities
• Global Economic Recovery Endures but the Road Is Getting Rocky
  • Published: April 11, 2023
  • Authors: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
  • Summary: Inflation is slowly falling, but economic growth remains historically low and financial risks have risen
• How Asia Can Ease Scarring from Lower Investment, Employment and Productivity
  • Published: March 31, 2023
  • Authors: Siddharth Kothari, Nour Tawk
  • Summary: Asia should prioritize reforms that address the investment scarring from high corporate debt, mitigate education losses, and boost digitalization
• In Major Economic Shocks, Best Response Combines All-Out, Large-Scale Policies
  • Published: February 27, 2023
  • Authors: Divya Kirti, Maria Soledad Martinez Peria, Prachi Mishra, Jan Strasky
  • Summary: Bank lending grew faster in countries with policy packages combining large fiscal, monetary, and prudential measures.
• Asia’s Easing Economic Headwinds Make Way for Stronger Recovery
  • Published: February 21, 2023
  • Authors: Krishna Srinivasan, Thomas Helbling, Shanaka J. Peiris
  • Summary: Clean energy needs may cause years of high prices for copper, nickel, cobalt and lithium under a net-zero emissions scenario.
• Latin America Faces Slowing Growth and High Inflation Amid Social Tensions
  • Published: February 1, 2023
  • Authors: Gustavo Adler, Nigel Chalk, Anna Ivanova
  • Summary: Restoring macro stability and boosting growth will require carefully-crafted policies that will help mitigate discontent
• Global Economy to Slow Further Amid Signs of Resilience and China Re-opening
  • Published: January 30, 2023
  • Authors: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
  • Summary: The fight against inflation is starting to pay off, but central banks must continue their efforts
• Global Economic Uncertainty Remains Elevated, Weighing on Growth
  • Published: January 26, 2023
  • Authors: Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom, Davide Furceri
  • Summary: From Brexit and US-China trade tensions to the pandemic and war, successive shocks have combined to keep uncertainty elevated
• The Global Economy's Turbulent Year in Five Charts
  • Published: December 27, 2022
  • Authors: Andrew Stanley
  • Summary: Visualizations depict effects of war and inflation—and how they have changed as a new year beckons
• Slowing Global Economic Growth is Increasingly Evident, High-Frequency Data Show
  • Published: November 14, 2022
  • Authors: Tryggvi Gudmundsson
  • Summary: While there are multiple headwinds weighing on growth, further policy tightening is expected amid the need to bring down elevated inflation
• Asia and the World Face Growing Risks From Economic Fragmentation
  • Published: October 28, 2022
  • Authors: Diego Cerdeiro, Siddharth Kothari, Chris Redl
  • Summary: Policymakers must act decisively to avoid the harm from fraying ties, and ensure trade remains an engine of growth
• Europe Must Address a Toxic Mix of High Inflation and Flagging Growth
  • Published: October 23, 2022
  • Authors: Alfred Kammer
  • Summary: Authorities must tighten macroeconomic policies to bring down inflation, while helping vulnerable households and viable firms cope with the energy crisis
• Latest Global Growth Forecasts Show Challenges Facing Economies
  • Published: October 19, 2022
  • Authors: The Editors
  • Summary: The global deceleration will be broad-based, with many economies poised to contract, and the outlook remains uncertain
• Latin America Faces a Third Shock as Global Financial Conditions Tighten
  • Published: October 13, 2022
  • Authors: Santiago Acosta-Ormaechea, Gustavo Adler, Ilan Goldfajn, Anna Ivanova
  • Summary: Growth momentum continues but scarcer and costlier financing will slow the region’s economies, while inflation remains high. Policy priorities are to restore price stability and maintain fiscal sustainability while protecting vulnerable groups
• From War and Inflation to Food and Cargo, Charts Chronicle Volatile Year
  • Published: August 30, 2022
  • Authors: Andrew Stanley, Jeff Kearns
  • Summary: An overview of the top 10 Chart of the Week blogs in 2022
• New Economics Books Tackle China, Wheat, Equality, and the Dollar
  • Published: August 25, 2022
  • Authors: Jeff Kearns
  • Summary: Amid war and inflation, debt and fragmentation, now may be a better time than ever to step back and consider the bigger and more enduring questions of lives and livelihoods.
• Asia’s Economies Face Weakening Growth, Rising Inflation Pressures
  • Published: July 28, 2022
  • Authors: Krishna Srinivasan
  • Summary: A multifaced response, including increasing interest rates, is needed to prevent an upward spiral of price expectations and rising capital outflows.
• Facing a Darkening Economic Outlook: How the G20 Can Respond
  • Published: July 13, 2022
  • Authors: Kristalina Georgieva
  • Summary: As G20 ministers and central bank governors gather in Bali this week, they face a global economic outlook that has darkened significantly.
• Latin America Faces Unusually High Risks
  • Published: April 26, 2022
  • Authors: Santiago Acosta-Ormaechea, Ilan Goldfajn, Jorge Roldós
• War Dims Global Economic Outlook as Inflation Accelerates
  • Published: April 19, 2022
  • Authors: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
  • Summary: The effects of the war will propagate far and wide, adding to price pressures and exacerbating significant policy challenges. Global economic prospects have been severely set back, largely because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
• Global Economic Uncertainty, Surging Amid War, May Slow Growth
  • Published: April 15, 2022
  • Authors: Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom, Davide Furceri
  • Summary: As the war in Ukraine unfolds, global uncertainty has surged, according to the latest reading of the World Uncertainty Index—a quarterly measure across 143 countries.
• Economic Indicators Signal Diminished Growth Momentum at Start of Year
  • Published: February 24, 2022
  • Authors: Tryggvi Gudmundsson
• A Disrupted Global Recovery
  • Published: January 25, 2022
  • Authors: Gita Gopinath
  • Summary: Growth slows as economies grapple with supply disruptions, higher inflation, record debt and persistent uncertainty.
• How Trade Can Help Speed Asia’s Economic Recovery
  • Published: November 19, 2021
  • Authors: Pragyan Deb, Julia Estefania-Flores, Siddharth Kothari, Nour Tawk
• Why Basic Science Matters for Economic Growth
  • Published: October 6, 2021
  • Authors: Philip Barrett, Niels-Jakob Hansen, Jean-Marc Natal, Diaa Noureldin
  • Summary: Public investment in basic research will pay for itself.
• Drawing Further Apart: Widening Gaps in the Global Recovery
  • Published: July 27, 2021
  • Authors: Gita Gopinath
  • Summary: The global economic recovery continues, but with a widening gap between advanced economies and many emerging market and developing economies.
• Divergent Recoveries in Asia: History is not Destiny
  • Published: February 23, 2021
  • Authors: Davide Furceri, Jonathan D. Ostry, Anthony C.K. Tan
  • Summary: Asian economies are performing better than expected.
• Latin America and Caribbean’s Winding Road to Recovery
  • Published: February 8, 2021
  • Authors: Alejandro Werner, Anna Ivanova, Takuji Komatsuzaki
• Engines Not Yet in Sync: A Multispeed Recovery in Asia
  • Published: October 21, 2020
  • Authors: Jonathan D. Ostry
• Reopening Asia: How the Right Policies Can Help Economic Recovery
  • Published: June 30, 2020
  • Authors: Chang Yong Rhee
  • Summary: For the first time in living memory, Asia’s growth is expected to contract by 1.6 percent—a downgrade to the April projection of zero growth.
• The Global Informal Economy: Large but On The Decline
  • Published: October 30, 2019
  • Authors: Thomas F. Alexander
• When the Night Lights Go On in Asia
  • Published: September 24, 2019
  • Authors: Jiaxiong Yao
• Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean A Stalling Recovery
  • Published: July 29, 2019
  • Authors: Alejandro Werner
• 5 Charts That Explain the Global Economy in 2018
  • Published: December 20, 2018
  • Authors: Oya Celasun, Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti, Maurice Obstfeld
• Chart of the Week: Sub-Saharan Africa’s Growth—A Tale of Different Experiences
  • Published: December 13, 2018
  • Authors: The Editors
• Global Growth Plateaus as Economic Risks Materialize
  • Published: October 9, 2018
  • Authors: Maurice Obstfeld
• Lasting Effects: The Global Economic Recovery 10 Years After the Crisis
  • Published: October 3, 2018
  • Authors: Wenjie Chen, Mico Mrkaic, Malhar Nabar
• Chart of the Week: Growth and Inequality
  • Published: February 13, 2017
  • Authors: iMFdirect
• A Shifting Global Economic Landscape: Update to the World Economic Outlook
  • Published: January 16, 2017
  • Authors: Maurice Obstfeld
• In Transition: The Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Published: July 20, 2016
  • Authors: Alejandro Werner
• Tackling Inequality in sub-Saharan Africa Could Yield Mileage on Growth
  • Published: November 16, 2015
  • Authors: Antoinette M. Sayeh
• European Life Insurers: Unsustainable Business Model
  • Published: May 5, 2015
  • Authors: Reinout De Bock, Andrea M. Maechler, Nobuyasu Sugimoto
• Moving On Up: The Growth Story of Frontier Economies
  • Published: December 16, 2014
  • Authors: Min Zhu
• Aristotle & the Archbishop of Canterbury: Overheard at the IMF’s Annual Meetings
  • Published: October 14, 2014
  • Authors: The Editors
• From Rabat to Amman
  • Published: May 10, 2014
  • Authors: Christine Lagarde
• Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe: Safeguarding the Recovery as the Global Liquidity Tide Recedes
  • Published: April 29, 2014
  • Authors: Reza Moghadam, Aasim M. Husain, Anna Ilyina
• Europe’s Economic Outlook
  • Published: April 11, 2014
  • Authors: Reza Moghadam
• Arab Economic Transformation Amid Political Transitions
  • Published: April 11, 2014
  • Authors: Masood Ahmed
• Japan’s Abenomics: Time to Take Stock
  • Published: October 21, 2013
  • Authors: Anoop Singh
• Global Economy: Some Bad News and Some Hope
  • Published: October 9, 2012
  • Authors: Olivier Blanchard
• Top 20 -- iMFdirect's Top 20 list
  • Published: August 23, 2012
  • Authors: The Editors
• Showcasing a More Confident Africa
  • Published: December 16, 2011
  • Authors: Christine Lagarde
• Confessions of a Dismal Scientist—Africa's Resilience
  • Published: May 3, 2011
  • Authors: Abebe Aemro Selassie
• Quo Vadis México?
  • Published: December 13, 2010
  • Authors: Nicolás Eyzaguirre
• West Africa: Economic Recovery and Beyond
  • Published: November 2, 2010
  • Authors: Mark Plant
• Raising Competitiveness: Recipe for Tapping into the Middle East’s Growth Potential
  • Published: October 29, 2010
  • Authors: Masood Ahmed
• Addressing External Vulnerabilities in the Oil-Importing Countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia
  • Published: October 28, 2010
  • Authors: David Owen
• Investing in a Rebalancing of Growth in Asia
  • Published: October 25, 2010
  • Authors: Anoop Singh
• Listening to and Learning from Asia
  • Published: July 15, 2010
  • Authors: Dominique Strauss-Kahn
• Asia: Exiting from Stimulus in an Uncertain World
  • Published: May 12, 2010
  • Authors: Anoop Singh
• Asia: Leading the Global Recovery
  • Published: April 29, 2010
  • Authors: Anoop Singh
• Africa Is Back
  • Published: March 9, 2010
  • Authors: Dominique Strauss-Kahn
• Reigniting Growth in Emerging Europe
  • Published: February 10, 2010
  • Authors: Marek Belka
• Getting Ready to Join the Eurozone Club
  • Published: February 1, 2010
  • Authors: Marek Belka
• IMF Revises Up Its Global Economic Forecast
  • Published: January 26, 2010
  • Authors: Dominique Strauss-Kahn
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