Women, Technology, and the Future of Work
By Era Dabla-Norris and Kalpana Kochhar November 16, 2018 عربي, 日本語, Русский Women are currently underrepresented in fields experiencing job growth, such as engineering and information and...
View ArticleCountries in the IMF Financial Spotlight in 2019
By IMFBlog Español, Português In 2019, the IMF will complete 14 assessments under the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP). Eight of this year’s assessments are mandatory: Australia, Austria,...
View ArticleChart of the WeekKeeping the Wheels of Commerce Turning
By IMFBlog The tariff disputes roiling markets are a reminder that the global system of free trade, which has delivered so much prosperity, is a fragile one. We all know what happened in the 1930s,...
View ArticleA Global Picture of Public Wealth
By Jason Harris, Abdelhak Senhadji, and Alexander F. Tieman Español, Português Our new data on government assets shows that when governments know what they own, they can make better use of the assets...
View ArticleSluggish Global Growth Calls for Supportive Policies
By Gita Gopinath عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский In our July update of the World Economic Outlook we are revising downward our projection for global growth to 3.2 percent in 2019...
View ArticleA Capital Market Union for Europe: Why It’s Needed and How to Get There
By Ashok Vir Bhatia, Srobona Mitra, and Anke Weber Español, Français When savers and firms invest and borrow beyond their national borders, they enjoy opportunities to diversify their portfolios and...
View ArticleChart of the weekGlobal Uncertainty Related to Coronavirus at Record High
By Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom, and Davide Furceri The coronavirus continues to spread. As more countries impose quarantines and social distancing, the fear of contagion and income losses is increasing...
View ArticleAn Early View of the Economic Impact of the Pandemic in 5 Charts
By John Bluedorn, Gita Gopinath, and Damiano Sandri عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the world into a recession. For 2020 it will be worse than the...
View ArticleChart of the WeekTracking the $9 Trillion Global Fiscal Support to Fight...
By Bryn Battersby, W. Raphael Lam, and Elif Ture Governments have put forward swift and significant emergency lifelines to protect people in response to the pandemic. We measured these in the April...
View ArticleChart of the WeekLow Internet Access Driving Inequality
By Mercedes García-Escribano COVID-19 and the Great Lockdown triggered a mass migration from analog to digital and highlighted that access to the Internet is crucial for socioeconomic inclusion....
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