Economic Growth
These are the 5 books on the IMF's summer reading list
The IMF has complied a summer reading list, including the titles Angrynomics by Eric Longeman and Mark Blyth and What We Owe Each Other by Minouche Shafik.
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Stock markets are not pricing in the risk of climate change, warns IMF
The IMF’s latest Global Financial Stability Report examines the impact of climate change physical risk on financial stability and finds that equity investors might not be pricing these ri...
Economic Growth
This plan could save the planet and help the economic recovery from COVID-19
The IMF say that the right economic policies tools can pave the way toward net zero emissions by 2050 and can be incorporated successfully into the economic recovery from COVID-19.
This is how systemic racism is hampering progress around the world
Systemic racism has hampered economic and social progress since the abolition of the slave trade. Countries including the United States, France and Brazil are still struggling with issues...
Health and Healthcare Systems
The IMF explains the economic lessons from China’s fight against coronavirus
Coronavirus is having a serious impact on the global economy. China’s experience shows that the right policies can stop the disease - but will cause a major economic slowdown.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
The truth behind the borrowing binge of frontier markets
Rock bottom global interest rates have been a boon for so-called frontier-market countries, which have been able to borrow cheaply to finance their development needs. But there can be too...
Economic Growth
What the rise of powerful companies means for the open market
While rising corporate market power has had a fairly limited negative economic impact so far, if left unchecked, it could take a bigger toll on growth and people’s income.
Economic Growth
The value of your house rising is great news, right? Not necessarily
According to IMF Blog's Chart of the Week, there is a tight link between movements in house prices and economic and financial stability.
Education and Skills
Inequality is a global crisis. Here's how we can tackle it.
The IMF’s Gita Gopinath, the World Bank’s Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, and the OECD’s Laurence Boone discuss inequality and its economic origins.
Education and Skills
How the young in developing countries are excluded from work
Young people face a disproportionate challenge in labour markets across the world. This is how the gap can be addressed.
Financial and Monetary Systems
Japan's economy in five charts
Japan's shrinking workforce and ageing population are posing significant risks that could undermine years of economic growth.
Geo-Economics and Politics
This is the impact of the 2008 crisis you might not have expected
New IMF data shows that the 2008 crisis could have had long-lasting effects on potential growth - because of its impact on fertility rates.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
How will automation affect workers in Asia?
Around 1 million robots are in use in Asia.
Geo-Economics and Politics
What is the long-term impact of Brexit on the EU?
When the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, higher barriers to trade, capital flows, and labor mobility will affect output and jobs not only in the UK but also in the remaining 27 ...
Geographies in Depth
This is what China's economy looks like in 2018 - in 6 charts
A new IMF assessment of the Chinese economy looks at the growth, digitalization and rebalancing efforts.