Finance & Development Magazine
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Overview
- Finance & Development is the IMF's flagship magazine and online editorial platform that publishes cutting-edge analysis and insight on the latest trends and research in international finance, economics, and development.
- The print edition is published quarterly in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.
- The web edition is complemented with additional, online-only content.
- Finance & Development is written by both IMF staff and prominent international experts.
- The publication is read by leading policymakers, academics, economic practitioners, and other decisionmakers around the world.
Publication frequency, languages, and distribution
- Frequency: quarterly.
- Print edition languages: English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.
- Web edition: supplemented with additional, online-only content.
- Subscription: free print subscription available; newsletter provides weekly analysis of the world economy.
Featured themes and topics (examples from issues cited)
- Economic growth | September 2026
- Asia’s Next Growth Story — GITA BHATT
- Asia’s New Growth Challenge — KRISHNA SRINIVASAN
- What Asia Brings to the Table — TAN SU SHAN
- International trade | September 2026
- A World Seeking Balance — MANASA PATNAM
- Labor | September 2026
- Graduating into Uncertainty — Harry Jacques
- How Much Does the World Work? — AMORY GETHIN; EMMANUEL SAEZ (June 2026)
- Geoeconomics | June 2026
- Rethinking Free Trade — KIM RUHL
- Fintech | September 2026
- Asia’s Pragmatic Currency Pivot — DONG HE
- Development | September 2026
- Why Development Feels Harder — MUHAMAD CHATIB BASRI
- Country perspectives and profiles
- China’s Emerging Economic Engine — YANLIANG MIAO
- Can India Sustain Its Rise? — DUVVURI SUBBARAO
- Montek Singh Ahluwalia: Change Architect — PRAKASH LOUNGANI
- Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan: Micro Maestro — CHRIS WELLISZ
- Technology and AI
- The Innovation Blindspot — MEHRAN GUL (September 2026)
- Sendhil Mullainathan: The AI Economist — BOB SIMISON (December 2025)
Representative editorial formats and recurring sections
- Editor's pick articles (e.g., International trade | September 2026)
- Country perspectives and interviews (e.g., Malaysia’s Second Finance Minister Amir Hamzah Azizan interview)
- Point of View pieces (e.g., What Asia Brings to the Table)
- Profiles and People in Economics (e.g., Montek Singh Ahluwalia; Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan)
- Café Economics and In the Trenches features (e.g., Nurture, Then Prosper; The Transformative Central Banker)
- Online exclusives and web-only features (e.g., Relentless Reformer — Indonesia’s finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati)
Audience and contributors
- Contributors: IMF staff and prominent international experts.
- Readership: leading policymakers, academics, economic practitioners, and other decisionmakers worldwide.
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