## Back-to-School Blogs

_IMF Blog, September 5, 2017_

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Back-to-School Blogs](https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2017/09/05/back-to-school-blogs-3)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/en/blogs/articles/2017/09/05/back-to-school-blogs-3/index.md)
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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: The Editors
- Published: September 5, 2017

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### Metadata
- The Editors
- September 5, 2017
- Credit Pupils in a primary school on the first day of the new school year//CHAMUSSY_lcham017/Credit:CHAMUSSY/SIPA/1709041133 (Newscom TagID: sfphotostwo965203.jpg) [Photo via Newscom]
- Photo caption: Back to school in Paris, France: get caught up on our top blogs you may have missed over the summer (photo: LAURENT CHAMUSSY/SIPA/Newscom)

### Overview
- A primer of IMF blogs published over the summer months to catch readers up on developments in the global economy.

### Featured selections — visual and thematic highlights
- A picture is worth a thousand words
  - Off the Charts: Your Favorite 5 Charts

### Asia
- Aging Japan Puts a Strain on the Financial System
- What We Have Seen and Learned 20 Years After the Asian Financial Crisis

### Finance
- Fintech: Capturing the Benefits, Avoiding the Risks
- Why Talk of Bank Capital ‘Floors’ Is Raising the Roof

### Interest rates
- A Dip into Subzero Policy Rates

### Africa
- The Compact with Africa—The Contribution of the IMF
- A Common Cause for Sustainable Growth and Stability in Central Africa

### Global economy
- A Firming Recovery
- Global Imbalances: Avoiding a Tragedy of the Commons
- Assessing Global Imbalances: The Nuts and Bolts
- No Time to Stand Still: Strengthening Global Growth and Building Inclusive Economies
- IMF Support for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
- Stepping up the Fight Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

*Source: Back-to-School Blogs (IMF web landing page, September 5, 2017).*

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## References

- [https://www.imf.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/BLOG1-1024x600-Back-to-School-September-sfphotostwo965203-LAURENT-CHAMUSSY-SIPA-Newscom.jpg](https://www.imf.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/BLOG1-1024x600-Back-to-School-September-sfphotostwo965203-LAURENT-CHAMUSSY-SIPA-Newscom.jpg)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2017/09/05/back-to-school-blogs-3_