How Policy Makers Can Better Predict a Downturn – and Prepare
By Claudio Raddatz and Jay Surti October 3, 2017 Versions in عربي (Arabic) 文, (Chinese), Español (Spanish), Français (French),日本語 (Japanese), Русский (Russian) A trading floor in Singapore....
View ArticleThe Current Economic Sweet Spot Is Not the “New Normal”
By Maurice Obstfeld January 22, 2018 Versions in عربي (Arabic), 中文 (Chinese), Español (Spanish), Français (French), 日本語 (Japanese), Русский (Russian) Global growth continues to pick up and is broad...
View ArticleManaging Debt Vulnerabilities in Low-Income and Developing Countries
By Tao Zhang March 22, 2018 Congested streets in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In a third of low-income countries, including Bangladesh, government deficits finance investment in much needed infrastructure...
View ArticleGlobal Economy: Good News for Now but Trade Tensions a Threat
By Maurice Obstfeld April 17, 2018 Versions in عربي (Arabic), baˈhasa indoneˈsia (Indonesian), 中文 (Chinese), Español (Spanish), Français (French), 日本語 (Japanese), Português (Portuguese), Русский...
View ArticleHow the Commodity Boom Helped Tackle Poverty and Inequality in Latin America
By Ravi Balakrishnan and Frederik Toscani June 21, 2018 Versions in Español, Português People buying produce in a busy market in Bahia, Brazil. During the commodity boom, Brazil saw significant...
View ArticleThe Global Expansion: Still Strong but Less Even, More Fragile, Under Threat
By Maurice Obstfeld July 16, 2018 Versions in عربي, Baˈhasa indoneˈsia, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский The escalation of trade tensions is the greatest near-term threat to global...
View ArticleOutlook for the Americas: A Tougher Recovery
By Alejandro Werner July 23, 2018 Versions in Español, Português Street vendors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: While growth is accelerating in some parts of Latin America, the recovery has become tougher...
View ArticleBack to School Blogs
By IMFBlog September 7, 2018 عربي, Baˈhasa indoneˈsia, 中文, Español, Français,日本語, Português, Русский Girls on their first day of school: our latest blog helps you catch up on all the news of the...
View ArticleOutlook for Latin America and the Caribbean: New Challenges to Growth
By Alejandro Werner Español, Português Economic activity in Latin America and the Caribbean stagnated in 2019, continuing with the weak growth momentum of the previous five years and adding more...
View ArticleCoronavirus Economic Planning: Hoping for the Best, Prepared for the Worst
This blog is part of a special series on the response to the coronavirus. By Martin Mühleisen عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский Individuals infected by the coronavirus potentially...
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