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Closer, Ever Closer2 comments

iMFdirect wrote 1 week ago: By Anoop Singh Here’s the good news: thanks to relatively strong fundamentals and good policies,  As … more →

Tags: Asia, Economic Research, Europe, financial crisis, Globalization, International Monetary Fund, investment, Politics 2, Anoop Singh

Africa and the Great Recession: Changing Times3 comments

iMFdirect wrote 1 week ago: By Antoinette Sayeh (Version in Français) In previous global downturns, sub-Saharan Africa has usual … more →

Tags: Africa, Asia, Debt Relief, Economic Crisis, Economic outlook, Economic Research, Emerging markets, Employment, Europe

Fiscal Consolidation: Striking the Right Balance8 comments

iMFdirect wrote 2 weeks ago: By David Lipton (Version in Español) The debate on austerity vs. growth has gained in intensity, as … more →

Tags: Economic Crisis, Economic outlook, Economic Research, Emerging markets, Employment, Europe, Finance, financial crisis, fiscal policy

How to Get the Balance Right: Fiscal Policy At a Time of Crisis8 comments

iMFdirect wrote 2 weeks ago: By Anders Borg and Christine Lagarde Last autumn was a turbulent time for Europe. The debt crisis de … more →

Tags: Economic Crisis, Employment, Europe, financial crisis, Financial sector supervision, fiscal policy, fiscal stimulus, Growth, Inequality

Jobs and Growth: Can’t Have One Without the Other?4 comments

iMFdirect wrote 3 weeks ago: By Min Zhu (Version in Español) As Frank Sinatra crooned about love and marriage, so it seems about … more →

Tags: Economic Crisis, Economic outlook, Economic Research, Emerging markets, Employment, Europe, Finance, fiscal policy, G-20

The Art of Shifting Gear 2 comments

iMFdirect wrote 4 weeks ago: By Anoop Singh If you needed further evidence about the fallacy of Asia’s economy “decoupling” from … more →

Tags: Asia, Economic Crisis, Economic outlook, Economic Research, Emerging markets, Employment, Europe, financial crisis, fiscal policy

Spring Is in the Air in Parts of Latin America 3 comments

iMFdirect wrote 1 month ago: By Nicolás Eyzaguirre (Version in Español) Here in Washington D.C., Spring is showing its early sign … more →

Tags: Economic Crisis, Economic outlook, Emerging markets, Employment, G-20, Growth, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Latin America

Top Links from the IMF - Global and Regional Economic Analysis for April4 comments

iMFdirect wrote 1 month ago: The IMF and World Bank have just wrapped up their Spring Meetings for April, dominated by agreement … more →

Tags: Africa, Asia, Economic Crisis, Economic outlook, Economic Research, Emerging markets, Employment, Europe, Finance

Making Goldilocks Happy2 comments

iMFdirect wrote 1 month ago: By Carlo Cottarelli When it comes to adjusting public spending, getting the balance right is importa … more →

Tags: Economic Crisis, Economic outlook, Economic Research, Finance, fiscal policy, Growth, recession, carlo cottarelli, Consolidation

Mediocre Growth, High Risks, and The Long Road Ahead 7 comments

iMFdirect wrote 1 month ago: By Olivier Blanchard (Versions in Español, عربي) For the past six months, the world economy has been … more →

Tags: Africa, Asia, Economic Crisis, Economic outlook, Economic Research, Emerging markets, Employment, Europe, Finance

Seven Billion Reasons to Worry: the Financial Impact of Living Longer12 comments

iMFdirect wrote 1 month ago: By S. Erik Oppers Everyone wants at some point to stop working and enjoy retirement.  In these uncer … more →

Tags: Economic Crisis, Employment, IMF, International Monetary Fund, aging, Economic Crisis, financial stability, global financial stability report, Government

Help wanted: The future of work in advanced economies4 comments

mulrickillion wrote 1 month ago: By James Manyika, Susand Lund, Byron Auguste, and Sreenivas Ramaswamy McKinsey Global Institute Repo … more →

Tags: Articles and Essays of others, Economics, U. S. Economy, global financial crisis, mckinsey report, economic recovery, private sector of the economy, Social Stability, Competitive advantage

Disappearing Deficits7 comments

iMFdirect wrote 1 month ago: By Tim Irwin Suppose a government must reduce its budget deficit. Perhaps it made a commitment to do … more →

Tags: Economic Research, Emerging markets, Financial sector supervision, Global Governance, Globalization, IMF, International Monetary Fund, low income countries, Public debt

“Macro…, what?!” The New Buzz on Financial Stability6 comments

iMFdirect wrote 2 months ago: José Viñals (l) and Nicolás Eyzaguirre By José Viñals and Nicolás Eyzaguirre (Version in Español) Ju … more →

Tags: Africa, Asia, Debt Relief, Economic Crisis, Economic Research, Emerging markets, Europe, Finance, financial crisis

Latin America: Making the Good Times Last7 comments

iMFdirect wrote 2 months ago: By Nicolás Eyzaguirre (Version in Español) Last week I attended the Annual Meeting of the Inter-Amer … more →

Tags: Economic Crisis, Economic outlook, Economic Research, Emerging markets, Employment, Europe, Finance, financial crisis, fiscal policy

The Logic and Fairness of Greece's Program 34 comments

iMFdirect wrote 2 months ago: By Olivier Blanchard (Version in ελληνικά,  عربي) To get back to health, Greece needs two things. Fi … more →

Tags: Economic Crisis, Economic outlook, Employment, Europe, financial crisis, fiscal policy, Growth, IMF, Inequality

Avoiding a Lost Generation12 comments

iMFdirect wrote 2 months ago: By Nemat Shafik (Version in  عربي) Young people were innocent bystanders in the global financial cri … more →

Tags: Economic Crisis, Economic outlook, Economic Research, Emerging markets, financial crisis, Growth, IMF, Inequality, low income countries

Lagarde: "World Economy Not Out of Danger Zone"3 comments

iMFdirect wrote 2 months ago: Although a derailing of the global recovery has been avoided, the world economy is still not out of … more →

Tags: Economic Crisis, Economic outlook, Emerging markets, Employment, Europe, Finance, financial crisis, financial regulation, Financial sector supervision

IMF Welcomes New Eurozone Understanding on Greece8 comments

iMFdirect wrote 3 months ago: The IMF has welcomed the agreement by Eurozone finance minister on a new support package for Greece. … more →

Tags: Economic Crisis, Europe, Finance, financial crisis, Growth, IMF, Inequality, International Monetary Fund, recession


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