Weak Global Economy Tops Agenda at IMF-World Bank Gathering
By iMFdirect Recent turbulence in financial markets and increased risks in the global economy mean that the 2011 Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank are taking place at a critical time for the...
View ArticleYouth Speaking Out
By Jeremy Clift Young people, hardest hit by the global economic downturn, are speaking out and demanding change. Coming of age in the Great Recession, the world’s youth face an uncertain future, with...
View ArticleEconomics – New Links for Students from the IMF
The IMF’s well written Finance & Development magazine has recently published two helpful online compilations of articles that may be useful to students and those interested in economic issues....
View ArticleCan Policymakers Stem Rising Income Inequality?
By David Coady and Sanjeev Gupta The issue of rising income inequality is now at the forefront of public debate. There is growing concern as to the economic and social consequences of the steady, and...
View ArticleJapan Stands Up
By Jerry Schiff (Version in 日本語) As a Japanese proverb has it: “Knocked down seven times, get up eight.” In a display of its resilience, Japan is getting up once again after the devastating earthquake...
View ArticleGrowing Institutions? Grow the People!
By Sharmini Coorey (Version in Español) “When you speak about institutions, in fact, you are speaking about the people.” These words, by Kosovo’s central bank governor Gani Gergüri at a recent...
View ArticlePromoting Multilateral Solutions for a Globalized World
By Jeremy Clift (Version in Español, عربي) We live in an increasingly globalized and interconnected world, helping to spread ideas, information, and technology ever more quickly. The globalized...
View ArticleTharman Sees “Greater Global Policy Resolve”
“Although the economic environment has weakened, the policy resolve has strengthened.” This is how Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance , who is Chair of...
View ArticleMarch of the Billionaires
By Jeremy Clift Whether combating malaria through the provision of mosquito nets or building schools and providing basic sanitation, philanthropy is helping transform the developing world. Rich donors...
View ArticleThe Power of Cooperation
by iMFdirect The planet’s most successful species are the great cooperators: ants, bees, termites, and humans. In an article in the new issue of Finance & Development magazine, President Bill...
View ArticleIt’s Unofficial!
By Sabina Bhatia I know it might sound odd, but I actually like the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. I know the traffic snarls on Pennsylvania Avenue are terrible, Washington cabbies ruder than ever,...
View ArticleAristotle & the Archbishop of Canterbury: Overheard at the IMF’s Annual Meetings
By iMFdirect editors What a week it’s been. Practical and existential questions on how to do good and be good for the sake of the global economy and finance dominated the seminars at the IMF’s Annual...
View ArticleSpring Meetings Redux!
By Sabina Bhatia Washington is at its best in the spring. Green shoots pop out, daffodils and magnolias are in full bloom and the cherry blossoms cast a pink halo over the city. After a long, cold...
View ArticleOnce in a Generation
By Jeff Hayden World leaders will come together three times—in July, September, and December—to press for progress in the fight against poverty and to forge partnerships in support of better-quality...
View ArticleFinancing for Sustainable Development: Money and the Right Policies
By Min Zhu and Sarwat Jahan (Versions in Español, عربي) Countries will start a new chapter in their development this year with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. Designed to replace...
View ArticleInequality’s Toll on Growth
by iMFdirect Inequality is one of the defining issues of our time, so you may want to tune in to this interview with the authors of a new study that shows that higher inequality leads to lower growth....
View ArticleThe Power of Cooperation
by iMFdirect The planet's most successful species are the great cooperators: ants, bees, termites, and humans. In an article in the new issue of Finance & Development magazine, President Bill...
View ArticleIt’s Unofficial!
By Sabina Bhatia I know it might sound odd, but I actually like the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. I know the traffic snarls on Pennsylvania Avenue are terrible, Washington cabbies ruder than ever,...
View ArticleAristotle & the Archbishop of Canterbury: Overheard at the IMF’s Annual Meetings
By iMFdirect editors What a week it’s been. Practical and existential questions on how to do good and be good for the sake of the global economy and finance dominated the seminars at the IMF’s Annual...
View ArticleSpring Meetings Redux!
By Sabina Bhatia Washington is at its best in the spring. Green shoots pop out, daffodils and magnolias are in full bloom and the cherry blossoms cast a pink halo over the city. After a long, cold...
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