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Debt | March 2026
Mounting public debt and rising interest rates are stretching finances and forcing difficult decisions
ERA DABLA-NORRIS
RODRIGO VALDES
Unprecedented debt levels are pressing governments to make tough choices. While aging populations demand more public spending, resources are stretched thin, and the days of cheap borrowing are behind us. In this podcast, the IMF's Rodrigo Valdés and Era Dabla-Norris say the erosion of public trust is a factor in reconciling competing fiscal priorities.
Income inequality | September 2022
THE LONG MARCH of progress is marked by revolutions, struggles, economic crises, liberations, injustices, and regressions—the “turning points where social conflicts are crystalized and power relationships are redefined
Climate change | September 2021
Fiscal policy can help address climate change in Asia, the region hit hardest by global warming
MASAHIRO NOZAKI
JAMES DANIEL
Health | Podcast
Vietnam has shown its strength in weathering the COVID-19 storm.
Political economy | June 2020
If properly designed, tax-based fiscal consolidation does not have to be politically costly
ALEKSANDRA ZDZIENICKA
We must collectively work toward resolving the problems exposed by the crisis
VITOR GASPAR
KALPANA KOCHHAR
Aging | March 2020
As societies age worldwide, pensions and public policies must adapt
DAVID AMAGLOBELI
Inclusion and gender | March 2019
The economic benefits of bringing more women into the labor force are greater than previously thought
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