Archive 2017

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• Top Ten Blogs of 2017
  • Published: December 28, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• GDP: Falling Short
  • Published: December 22, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Staying Ahead of the Next Crisis: Improving Collaboration with Regional Financing Arrangements
  • Published: December 21, 2017
  • Authors: Petya Koeva Brooks, Pragyan Deb, Nathan Porter
• Strength in Numbers: A Safety Net to Prevent Crises in the Global Economy
  • Published: December 19, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• The Year in Review: Global Economy in 5 Charts
  • Published: December 18, 2017
  • Authors: Oya Celasun, Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti, Maurice Obstfeld
• Fed Tightening May Squeeze Portfolio Flows to Emerging Markets
  • Published: December 14, 2017
  • Authors: Robin Koepke
• Propping Up the Chinese Economy: Credit versus Fiscal Stimulus
  • Published: December 13, 2017
  • Authors: Sophia Chen, Lev Ratnovski
• Chart of the Week: The Walking Debt: Resolving China’s Zombies
  • Published: December 11, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Corruption Disruption
  • Published: December 8, 2017
  • Authors: Christine Lagarde
• Chart of the Week: Sharing the Wealth: Inequality and Who Owns What
  • Published: December 7, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Improving Financial Stability in China
  • Published: December 7, 2017
  • Authors: Ratna Sahay, James P. Walsh
• Taxes, Debt and Development: A One-Percent Rule to Raise Revenues in Africa
  • Published: December 5, 2017
  • Authors: Vitor Gaspar, Abebe Aemro Selassie
• More People, More Technology, More Jobs: How to Build Inclusive Growth
  • Published: December 4, 2017
  • Authors: Stefania Fabrizio, Andrea F. Presbitero
• Shifting Sands
  • Published: November 30, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Chart of the Week: Oil Prices & Energy Subsidies
  • Published: November 27, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• 5 Things You Need to Know About the IMF and Gender
  • Published: November 22, 2017
  • Summary: Women count. They contribute to society in every way, including as a crucial part of their countries’ economic growth and prosperity.
• Chart of the Week: Women Workers Wanted in Japan
  • Published: November 21, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Climate Change Will Bring More Frequent Natural Disasters & Weigh on Economic Growth
  • Published: November 16, 2017
  • Authors: Sebastian Acevedo, Natalija Novta
• Roads or Schools: A Critical Tradeoff
  • Published: November 9, 2017
  • Authors: Manoj Atolia, Bin Grace Li, Ricardo Marto, Giovanni Melina
• Understanding and Managing Financial Interdependence
  • Published: November 8, 2017
  • Authors: Maurice Obstfeld
• Catch-Up Prospects in Emerging Economies: A Glass One Quarter Empty
  • Published: November 6, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• More Action Needed to Resolve Problem Loans in the Caribbean
  • Published: October 31, 2017
  • Authors: Kimberly Beaton, Inci Otker
• Understanding the Global Financial Cycle
  • Published: October 27, 2017
  • Authors: Maurice Obstfeld, Mahvash S. Qureshi
• Cyber Defense Must Be Global
  • Published: October 26, 2017
  • Authors: Emanuel Kopp, Lincoln Kaffenberger, Christopher Wilson
• Time to Act Now: It’s All About the Right Policy Mix
  • Published: October 19, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Inequality: Fiscal Policy Can Make the Difference
  • Published: October 11, 2017
  • Authors: Vitor Gaspar, Mercedes García-Escribano
• Financial Stability Improves, But Rising Vulnerabilities Could Put Growth at Risk
  • Published: October 11, 2017
  • Authors: Tobias Adrian
• Global Economic Upswing Creates a Window of Opportunity
  • Published: October 10, 2017
  • Authors: Maurice Obstfeld
• Inequality: Tools from the Old Masters to Help Today’s Policymakers
  • Published: October 3, 2017
  • Authors: Vitor Gaspar, Paolo Mauro, Tigran Poghosyan
• How Policy Makers Can Better Predict a Downturn – and Prepare
  • Published: October 3, 2017
  • Authors: Claudio Raddatz Kiefer, Jay Surti
• Rising Household Debt: What It Means for Growth and Stability
  • Published: October 3, 2017
  • Authors: Nico Valckx
• Corruption in Latin America: A Way Forward
  • Published: September 28, 2017
  • Authors: David Lipton, Alejandro Werner, S. Pelin Berkmen
• The Disconnect Between Unemployment and Wages
  • Published: September 27, 2017
  • Authors: Gee Hee Hong, Zsoka Koczan, Weicheng Lian, Malhar Nabar
• The Unequal Burden of Rising Temperatures: How Can Low-Income Countries Cope?
  • Published: September 27, 2017
  • Authors: Sebastian Acevedo, Mico Mrkaic, Evgenia Pugacheva, Petia Topalova
• Better thy Neighbor? Cross-border Effects of Fiscal Actions
  • Published: September 27, 2017
  • Authors: Patrick Blagrave, Giang Ho, Ksenia Koloskova, Esteban Vesperoni
• Chart of the Week: High Hurdles for Trade in Services
  • Published: September 25, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Structural Reforms Give Biggest Help To Lagging Countries
  • Published: September 22, 2017
  • Authors: Angana Banerji, Christian Ebeke
• Corruption in Latin America: Taking Stock
  • Published: September 21, 2017
  • Authors: David Lipton, Alejandro Werner, Carlos Gonçalves
• Growth That Reaches Everyone: Facts, Factors, Tools
  • Published: September 20, 2017
  • Authors: Rupa Duttagupta, Stefania Fabrizio, Davide Furceri, Sweta Saxena
• Chart of the Week: Banking on Women—A Case for More
  • Published: September 19, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Drifting Apart: Income Convergence in the Euro Area
  • Published: September 13, 2017
• End of the Oil Age: Not Whether But When
  • Published: September 12, 2017
  • Authors: Reda Cherif, Fuad Hasanov, Aasim M. Husain
• Back-to-School Blogs
  • Published: September 5, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• The Benefits and Costs of a U.S. Tax Cut
  • Published: September 1, 2017
  • Authors: Sandra Lizarazo, Adrian Peralta-Alva, Damien Puy
• Global Cooperation—An Uphill Battle: Finance & Development magazine
  • Published: August 30, 2017
• More Action Needed on European Bank Profitability
  • Published: August 30, 2017
  • Authors: John Caparusso, Rohit Goel, Will Kerry
• Off the Charts: Your Favorite 5 Charts
  • Published: August 28, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Pension Shock
  • Published: August 24, 2017
  • Authors: Mauricio Soto
• Chart of the Week: House of Cards
  • Published: August 21, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Chart of the Week: Iceland’s Tourism Eruption
  • Published: August 14, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Aging Japan Puts a Strain on the Financial System
  • Published: August 10, 2017
  • Authors: Gaston Gelos, Sònia Muñoz
• Building Fiscal Institutions in Fragile States
  • Published: August 9, 2017
  • Authors: Katherine Baer, Sanjeev Gupta, Mario Pessoa
• Chart of the Week: The Potential for Growth and Africa’s Informal Economy
  • Published: August 8, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Gaining Currency: The Rise of the Renminbi
  • Published: August 4, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• A Dip into Subzero Policy Rates
  • Published: August 3, 2017
  • Authors: Giovanni Dell’Ariccia, Vikram Haksar, Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli
• All Hands on Deck: Confronting the Challenges of Capital Flows
  • Published: August 2, 2017
  • Authors: Atish Rex Ghosh, Jonathan D. Ostry, Mahvash S. Qureshi
• A Common Cause for Sustainable Growth and Stability in Central Africa
  • Published: August 1, 2017
  • Authors: Abebe Aemro Selassie
• Chart of the Week: Electric Takeover in Transportation
  • Published: July 31, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Global Imbalances: Avoiding a Tragedy of the Commons
  • Published: July 28, 2017
  • Authors: Gustavo Adler, Luis Cubeddu,
• Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe: Harnessing the Power of Good Governance
  • Published: July 27, 2017
  • Authors: Poul Thomsen
• Stepping up the Fight Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
  • Published: July 26, 2017
  • Authors: Christine Lagarde
• Latest Outlook for The Americas: Back on Cruise Control, But Stuck in Low Gear
  • Published: July 25, 2017
  • Authors: Alejandro Werner
• A Firming Recovery
  • Published: July 24, 2017
  • Authors: Maurice Obstfeld
• Uganda's Recipe for Growth
  • Published: July 21, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• IMF Support for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
  • Published: July 19, 2017
  • Authors: Stefania Fabrizio, Roland Kpodar, Chris Lane
• Chart of the Week: A Golden Aging for Vietnam?
  • Published: July 17, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Corrosive and Costly Corruption
  • Published: July 14, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
  • Summary: Corruption can lead to pervasive distrust in government, generating violence, civil strife, and conflict. And the results are devastating for people.
• What We Have Seen and Learned 20 Years After the Asian Financial Crisis
  • Published: July 13, 2017
  • Authors: Mitsuhiro Furusawa
• Peer Pressure: Tax Competition and Developing Economies
  • Published: July 11, 2017
  • Authors: Michael Keen, Jim Brumby
• Chart of the Week: Norway’s Home-Price Boom
  • Published: July 10, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Transparency Pays: Emerging Markets Share More Data
  • Published: July 7, 2017
  • Authors: Sangyup Choi, Stephanie Medina Cas
• No Time to Stand Still: Strengthening Global Growth and Building Inclusive Economies
  • Published: July 5, 2017
  • Authors: Christine Lagarde
• Chart of the Week: Ireland's Fight Against Income Inequality
  • Published: June 30, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Migration and Remittances in Latin America and the Caribbean: Brain Drain Versus Economic Stabilization
  • Published: June 29, 2017
  • Authors: Svetlana Cerovic, Kimberly Beaton
• Assessing Global Imbalances: The Nuts and Bolts
  • Published: June 26, 2017
  • Authors: Maurice Obstfeld
  • Summary: Current account imbalances can be healthy or a sign of macroeconomic and financial stress—which makes their evaluation tricky. In line with its mandate of promoting international monetary cooperation, the IMF conducts annual external assessments for the world’s largest economies. The objective is to alert the global community to potential risks that countries need to address together.
• Banking On the Go
  • Published: June 23, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Fintech: Capturing the Benefits, Avoiding the Risks
  • Published: June 20, 2017
  • Authors: Christine Lagarde
• Chart of the Week: A Storm by Any Other Name
  • Published: June 19, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Looking Back to Move Ahead
  • Published: June 16, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Two to Tango—Inflation Management in Unusual Times
  • Published: June 15, 2017
  • Authors: Vitor Gaspar, Maurice Obstfeld, Chang Yong Rhee
• Chart of the Week: FDI in Financial Centers
  • Published: June 13, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• The Compact with Africa—The Contribution of the IMF
  • Published: June 12, 2017
  • Authors: Christine Lagarde
• Lagarde—Lending an Ear to Young Voices
  • Published: June 9, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Why Talk of Bank Capital ‘Floors’ Is Raising the Roof
  • Published: June 8, 2017
  • Authors: Tobias Adrian, Aditya Narain
• Protecting Education and Health Spending in Low-Income Countries
  • Published: June 6, 2017
  • Authors: Christine Lagarde
• Chart of the Week: Why Energy Prices Matter
  • Published: June 5, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• The SDR: Giving An Old Idea New Life
  • Published: June 2, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Speed Limits for Financial Markets? Not So Fast
  • Published: June 1, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Tomorrow's Workplace
  • Published: May 31, 2017
• Higher Policy Uncertainty Could Be Bad News for Japan’s Economy
  • Published: May 30, 2017
  • Authors: Elif C. Arbatli, Steven J. Davis, Arata Ito
• Chart of the Week: Brexit and The City
  • Published: May 29, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Democratizing the Money Market
  • Published: May 26, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• How Flexible Exchange Rates Helped Latin America Adjust to Commodity Price Shocks
  • Published: May 25, 2017
  • Authors: Yan Carrière-Swallow, Nicolás Magud, Juan Yépez
• How Trade with China Boosts Productivity
  • Published: May 24, 2017
  • Authors: JaeBin Ahn, Romain Duval
• Chart of the Week: Central and Eastern Europe Close the Gap
  • Published: May 22, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Restarting the Growth Engine in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Published: May 19, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Beheading the Hydra: How the IMF Fights Corruption
  • Published: May 18, 2017
  • Authors: Alistair Thomson
• Chart of the Week: Budget-friendly, Equitable Growth in France
  • Published: May 15, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Every Woman Counts: Gender Budgeting in G7 Countries
  • Published: May 13, 2017
  • Authors: Christine Lagarde
  • Summary: Finance ministers and central bank governors from the G7 countries met in Bari, Italy, this weekend to consider global economic issues, including steps to maintain economic stability and improving gender equality as important agenda items.
• A New Twist in the Link Between Inequality and Economic Development
  • Published: May 11, 2017
  • Authors: Francesco Grigoli
• The Economics of Trust
  • Published: May 10, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Chart of the Week: Conflict’s Legacy for Growth
  • Published: May 8, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Productivity, Technology, and Demographics
  • Published: May 5, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Emerging Economy Consumers Drive Infrastructure Needs
  • Published: May 4, 2017
  • Authors: Paolo Mauro
• Chart of the Week: The Cost of Asia’s Aging
  • Published: May 1, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• IMF Spring Meetings 2017: Keeping Growth on Track
  • Published: April 28, 2017
  • Authors: Christine Lagarde
• Chart of the Week: Sharing the Fruits of Growth
  • Published: April 24, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Global Policy Agenda Aims to Sustain Growth Momentum, Build Inclusiveness
  • Published: April 20, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Five Keys to a Smart Fiscal Policy
  • Published: April 19, 2017
  • Authors: Vitor Gaspar, Luc Eyraud,
• Global Financial Stability Improves; Getting the Policy Mix Right to Sustain Gains
  • Published: April 19, 2017
  • Authors: Tobias Adrian
• Global Economy Gaining Momentum—For Now
  • Published: April 18, 2017
  • Authors: Maurice Obstfeld
• Chart of the Week: Seeking Solutions to Growing Inequality
  • Published: April 17, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• The Hollowing Out of Middle-Skilled Labor Share of Income
  • Published: April 14, 2017
  • Authors: Mai Dao, Mitali Das, Zsoka Koczan, Weicheng Lian
• Designed for Growth: Taxation and Productivity
  • Published: April 13, 2017
  • Authors: Vitor Gaspar, Laura Jaramillo
• Drivers of Declining Labor Share of Income
  • Published: April 12, 2017
  • Authors: Mai Chi Dao, Mitali Das, Zsoka Koczan, Weicheng Lian
• Emerging Markets and Developing Economies: Sustaining Growth in a Less Supportive External Environment
  • Published: April 12, 2017
  • Authors: Bertrand Gruss, Malhar Nabar, Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro
• Channeling a Voice for Women
  • Published: April 7, 2017
• How an Extended Period of Low Growth Could Reshape the Financial Industry
  • Published: April 6, 2017
  • Authors: Gaston Gelos, Jay Surti
• With Global Financial Markets, How Much Control Do Countries Have Over Economic Policies?
  • Published: April 6, 2017
  • Authors: Selim Ali Elekdag, Gaston Gelos
• Services Exports Open a New Path to Prosperity
  • Published: April 5, 2017
  • Authors: Prakash Loungani, Chris Papageorgiou, Ke Wang
• Chart of the Week: Slowing Productivity: Why It Matters and What To Do
  • Published: April 3, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Union of Labor and Growth
  • Published: March 31, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Two Things That Keep Central Banks' Reserve Managers Awake at Night
  • Published: March 29, 2017
  • Authors: Veronica Bacalu, Vincent Fleuriet, Asad Qureshi
• Chart of the Week: Global House Prices—Where Is the Boom?
  • Published: March 27, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Make Women a Priority
  • Published: March 24, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Why International Financial Cooperation Remains Essential
  • Published: March 23, 2017
  • Authors: Tobias Adrian, Maurice Obstfeld
• Fintech—A Brave New World for the Financial Sector?
  • Published: March 21, 2017
  • Authors: Christine Lagarde
• Chart of the Week: Inequality and the Decline in Labor Share of Income
  • Published: March 20, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Invest in Africa
  • Published: March 17, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• OPEC's Rebalancing Act
  • Published: March 15, 2017
  • Authors: Rabah Arezki, Akito Matsumoto
• Maintaining the Positive Momentum of the Global Economy
  • Published: March 14, 2017
  • Authors: Christine Lagarde
• Chart of the Week: The Productivity Puzzle
  • Published: March 13, 2017
  • Authors: iMFdirect
• The Case for Fiscal Policy to Support Structural Reforms
  • Published: March 13, 2017
  • Authors: Angana Banerji, Era Dabla-Norris, Romain Duval, Davide Furceri
• Schools, Skills, and Economic Growth
  • Published: March 10, 2017
  • Authors: iMFdirect
• Public Spending on Health Care under IMF-Supported Programs
  • Published: March 9, 2017
  • Authors: Sanjeev Gupta, Baoping Shang
• Revisiting the Paradox of Capital: The Reversal of Uphill Flows
  • Published: March 7, 2017
  • Authors: Emine Boz, Luis Cubeddu,, Maurice Obstfeld
• Chart of the Week: More Women, More Growth
  • Published: March 6, 2017
  • Authors: iMFdirect
• Have Data—Will Travel
  • Published: March 3, 2017
  • Authors: iMFdirect
• 'Soft' Infrastructure Is Crucial for Stable and Balanced Growth in China
  • Published: March 2, 2017
  • Authors: iMFdirect
• What to Do about Growth
  • Published: February 28, 2017
• Chart of the Week: For India, Toilets Bring Benefits
  • Published: February 27, 2017
  • Authors: iMFdirect
• Trade, Labor, and Trust
  • Published: February 24, 2017
  • Authors: iMFdirect
• Dealing with Sovereign Debt—The IMF Perspective
  • Published: February 23, 2017
  • Authors: Sean Hagan, Maurice Obstfeld, Poul M. Thomsen
• The IMF's Work on Inequality: Bridging Research and Reality
  • Published: February 22, 2017
  • Authors: Prakash Loungani, Jonathan D. Ostry
• Islamic Banking Proposals Get IMF Approval
  • Published: February 21, 2017
  • Authors: Ghiath Shabsigh, Ross Leckow, Zeine Zeidane
  • Summary: Islamic banking, a small but fast-growing corner of the financial world, is receiving greater attention from regulators and policy makers.
• Chart of the Week: Access to Banking Services
  • Published: February 20, 2017
  • Authors: iMFdirect
• Response to Article: “The IMF is Showing Some Hypocrisy on Inequality”
  • Published: February 16, 2017
• Asia’s Ascent into the Global Economy
  • Published: February 15, 2017
  • Authors: iMFdirect
• Chart of the Week: Growth and Inequality
  • Published: February 13, 2017
  • Authors: iMFdirect
• Taxing Oil, Gas and Minerals Across Borders Poses Challenges for Developing Nations
  • Published: February 9, 2017
  • Authors: Philip Daniel, Michael Keen, Artur Swistak, Victor Thuronyi
• Gone with the Wind: Assessing Hurricane Costs in the Caribbean
  • Published: February 7, 2017
  • Authors: Sebastian Acevedo
• Data and Inequality
  • Published: February 2, 2017
  • Authors: iMFdirect
• Helping Feed the World’s Fast-Growing Population
  • Published: January 31, 2017
  • Authors: Rabah Arezki
• The Fruits of Growth: Economic Reforms and Lower Inequality
  • Published: January 26, 2017
  • Authors: Christine Lagarde
  • Summary: Growth is essential for improving the lives of people in low-income countries, and it should benefit all parts of society.
• Inclusive Growth and the IMF
  • Published: January 24, 2017
  • Authors: Prakash Loungani
• Navigating Through Global Cross Currents: Latest Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Published: January 23, 2017
  • Authors: Alejandro Werner
• A Shifting Global Economic Landscape: Update to the World Economic Outlook
  • Published: January 16, 2017
  • Authors: Maurice Obstfeld
• Roads to Stronger Growth in Low-Income Countries
  • Published: January 12, 2017
  • Authors: Tao Zhang, Vladimir Klyuev
• The Dizzy Pace of Change: Thomas Friedman Has a Recipe to Thrive
  • Published: January 11, 2017
  • Authors: iMFdirect
• What the Fed Rate Rise Means for Corporate Debt in Emerging Markets
  • Published: January 9, 2017
  • Authors: Adrian Alter, Selim Elekdag
• Countries in the IMF Financial Spotlight in 2017
  • Published: January 5, 2017
  • Authors: iMFdirect

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