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Gouverneur Abdellatif Jouahri sur les réformes qui ont mis le Maroc sur la bonne voie from 2023-08-31T19:31:55
Abdellatif Jouahri est le gouverneur de Banque Al-Maghrib depuis 2003 et l'h...
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Kristalina Georgieva: Women Are Powerful Agents of Change from 2022-03-10T17:07:55
As the world this week celebrates International Women's Day, hundreds of millions of women are living in conflict and fragility. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva joined a special Unite...
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Minouche Shafik and Kristalina Georgieva on a New Social Contract from 2022-02-17T16:53:40
As part of the IMF Exchange speaker series, London School of Economics Director, Minouche Shafik and IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva discuss how current economic trends are straining...
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Ippei Shibata and Carlo Pizzinelli on the Puzzling Labor Market from 2022-02-03T17:48:28
When the pandemic hit two years ago, millions of people quickly found themselves unable to work because of the nature of their jobs or because of the recession that ensued. But now, as economies...
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Franck Bousquet: Supporting Fragile and Conflict-Affected States from 2022-01-31T20:08:19
Fragile and conflict-affected states are home to nearly 1 billion people and confront some of the greatest challenges among the world’s economies. 220 million people live within 40 miles from a ...
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Franck Bousquet: Supporting Fragile and Conflict-Affected States from 2022-01-31T20:08:19
Fragile and conflict-affected states are home to nearly 1 billion people and confront some of the greatest challenges among the world’s economies. 220 million people live within 40 miles from a ...
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Ken Opalo: Democratizing Public Finance in Africa from 2022-01-11T16:13:56
Spending public funds efficiently and effectively is a challenge for governments around the world, but weak public finance management systems are holding back growth and development in Africa. K...
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Barry Eichengreen: In Defense of Public Debt from 2021-12-21T15:00
Much has been said and written about the dangers of government borrowing. In their new book, In Defense of Public Debt, Listen
Nathaniel Counts on Dementia: Averting Another Public Health Crisis from 2021-12-16T21:12:55
While the world has been focused on the pandemic for the past two years, the rapid rise of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias pose another threat to global public health. Nathaniel Counts...
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Jay Patel on Pandemic Preparedness from 2021-12-09T22:00:29
Despite all the money and health infrastructure available to them, some of the world's richest countries have suffered higher death rates from COVID-19 than many developing countries. Jay Patel ...
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Global Fund's Peter Sands on Pandemic Lessons from 2021-12-02T17:00
Pandemics pose significant macroeconomic costs but only recently have garnered the attention they deserve. In this podcast, economist Ruchir Agarwal, sits down with Peter Sands, Executive Direct...
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Miles Kimball on Measuring National Well-Being from 2021-12-02T17:00
For all its strengths in measuring a country's economy, GDP falls short when it comes to gauging the well-being of its residents. For example, per capita GDP numbers today suggest people in the ...
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Women in Economics: Diane Coyle on Making Economics Better from 2021-11-18T15:24:06
In this third episode of Women in Economics, distinguished British economist Diane Coyle speaks with journalist Rhoda Metcalfe about how the lack of diversity within the economic profession is h...
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Gita Gopinath and Raghuram Rajan in Conversation from 2021-11-12T14:32:10
It's been almost 2 years since the coronavirus began to disrupt economies across the globe. In this podcast, IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath asks Raghuram Rajan about inflation and his views o...
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Luis Breuer on India's Outlook: Seeing Through the Fog from 2021-10-27T22:41:36
Despite two brutal COVID-19 waves and the widespread disruptions that ensued, India's economy is set to be one of the fastest-growing major economies for this year and beyond. Following a sharp ...
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Perspectives pour l'Afrique subsaharienne: 1 planète, 2 mondes, 3 réalités from 2021-10-22T14:40:25
La planète reste aux prises avec une pandémie qui dure et avec une accélération des changements climatiques. Les solutions à ces défis internationaux doivent mobiliser tous les pays et toutes l...
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Sub-Saharan Africa Outlook: 1 Planet, 2 Worlds, 3 Stories from 2021-10-22T14:08:45
The world remains in the grip of the pandemic and a seemingly accelerating pace of climate change. Solutions to these global problems must involve all countries and regions, especially sub-Sahar...
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Women in Economics: Jayati Ghosh on Unpaid Care Work from 2021-10-20T17:20:01
The Women in Economics series showcases extraordinary work by extraordinary women in a field dominated by men. In this second episode, journalist Rhoda Metcalfe speaks with Jayati Ghosh, Profess...
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Gita Gopinath on Latest Outlook: Recovery Gaps Persist from 2021-10-12T03:11:33
While the World Economic Outlook shows output in advanced economies set to exceed pre-pandemic levels next year, prospects for low-income countries and emerging markets have darkened considerabl...
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Fabio Natalucci: Financial Stability through a Rocky Recovery from 2021-10-11T12:15:03
The latest Global Financial Stability Report takes a close look at how recent supply chain disruptions, wage pressures and inflation might compromise the stability of the global financial system...
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Tobias Adrian: The Promise and the Risk of Crypto Assets from 2021-10-08T13:13:56
The crypto ecosystem is growing fast because there are a number of potential benefits to adopting crypto assets, like making payments and financial services cheaper, faster and accessible to mor...
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Prachi Mishra on Inflation: Navigating Uncharted Territory from 2021-10-06T13:00
Inflation has not been much of a concern since the 70s when exogenous oil shocks were widely seen to have caused the phenomenon known as stagflation. But given the uncertain nature of the pandem...
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James Stock on Making it Cheaper to be Green from 2021-09-28T13:09:55
Most economists would agree a carbon tax is a powerful tool in fighting climate change, but carbon pricing alone is not enough. As green technologies evolve and prices fall, the fight against cl...
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Women in Economics: Lisa D. Cook from 2021-09-20T19:27:08
This is the first in a series of IMF podcasts that will showcase extraordinary work by extraordinary women in economics. In this episode, Dr. Lisa Cook, speaks with journalist Rhoda Metcalfe abo...
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Partha Dasgupta on the Economics of Biodiversity from 2021-09-10T16:59:02
Nature is often missing in economic models, but in a study commissioned by the UK government, Partha Dasgupta examines the economic benefits of biodiversity and the costs of losing it. Dasgupta ...
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Andrew Steer: Fighting Climate Change with Innovation from 2021-09-03T18:22:43
There's been a shift in the economic understanding of climate change of late. Climate action, once believed a trade-off to economic growth, is now seen by many economists as an opportunity to dr...
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Ruchir Agarwal: Chimpanzee Politics and Climate Change from 2021-08-30T13:15:03
When it comes to cooperation, humans and chimpanzees still have much in common. Perhaps that's not surprising given humans share over 98 percent of our DNA with chimps. But in a recent article i...
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Divya Kirti on the Economics of Climate Change from 2021-08-28T12:00
As climate change looms ever larger, most economists agree that a carbon tax would go a long way toward reducing emissions. But carbon taxes and related policies often face deep political constr...
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What $650bn in SDRs Means for the Global Recovery from 2021-08-23T17:03:41
Special Drawing Rights (SDR) are international reserve assets and used as the accounting unit for IMF transactions with its member countries. Earlier this month, in a historic multilateral respo...
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Rohini Pande on Inclusion Economics from 2021-08-05T16:52:55
Inclusion doesn't just happen; it takes policies that intentionally serve the very specific purpose of ensuring inclusion. That is the focus of Rohini Pande's work these days as the Director of ...
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The Global Informal Workforce: Priorities for Inclusive Growth from 2021-07-29T15:21:32
60 percent of the working-age population worldwide operates in the informal sector. A new book titled The Global Informal Workforce, Priorities for Inclusive Growth uses IMF research to...
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Oral Williams: How Technical Assistance Translates into Better Lives from 2021-07-15T16:17:19
Capacity development is one of the IMF's best-kept secrets. Strong institutions are key to a country's long-term development, and a third of the IMF's operating budget goes toward helping govern...
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Island States Paying Price for Climate Change from 2021-07-02T21:07:24
No country has been spared the effects of changing weather patterns but developing countries–and island states, in particular, are facing the brunt of climate change while not having contributed...
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Luc Eyraud on Wooing Investors to Africa's Development from 2021-06-24T17:12:24
With public finances stretched to the limit and the pandemic making things worse by the day, new IMF research looks at innovative ways to get the private sector more involved in financing Africa...
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Ruchir Agarwal with a Proposal to End the Pandemic from 2021-06-16T15:24:29
There will be no durable end to the economic crisis until enough people around the world are vaccinated against Covid-19 and its variants to put the health crisis behind us. Economist Ruchir Aga...
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Trevor Manuel Reflects on South Africa's Lost Decade from 2021-06-09T19:24:01
When the apartheid regime ceded power following South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994, the economy was in shambles. Debt service costs as a share of GDP were crippling. Trevor Manuel...
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Sanjeev Gupta: Military Spending in the Post-Pandemic Era from 2021-05-27T19:31:10
Covid-19 has left government budgets across the globe scrambling for revenues and having to reassess their tax and spending policies. For some countries– especially those in conflict areas, spen...
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Nikita Aggarwal: The New Morality of Debt from 2021-05-21T19:04:49
Society has long debated the morality of debt. In ancient times, debt was viewed in many cultures as sinful, with lending at interest especially repugnant. These concerns continue to influence p...
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Chrystia Freeland and Kristalina Georgieva: Budgeting for Gender Equity from 2021-05-07T16:28:47
New IMF research shows that women with young children, mothers, particularly less educated ones, have been the most adversely affected group during the pandemic. Chrystia Freeland is Canada's De...
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Rana Foroohar on the Economic and Social Force of Big Tech from 2021-04-30T17:34:41
Before the pandemic hit, 80 percent of corporate wealth was held by the top 10 percent of large companies richest in intangible assets like data, software, and intellectual property. In this pod...
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Sub-Saharan Africa Outlook: Navigating a Long Pandemic from 2021-04-15T10:55
While there are signs of a recovery in advanced economies, sub-Saharan Africa is still in the throes of an unprecedented health and economic crisis. The second wave of COVID-19 infections was wo...
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Afrique subsaharienne: Faire face à une longue pandémie from 2021-04-15T10:55
S'il existe des signes de reprise dans les économies avancées, l'Afrique subsaharienne est toujours en proie à une crise sanitaire et économique sans précédent. La deuxième vague d'infections au...
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Averting a COVID-19 Debt Trap from 2021-04-09T19:24:50
Debt levels in many countries were high when the pandemic hit. But today, global public debt is reaching 100 percent of GDP. In this podcast, we hear a panel discussion about the very real dange...
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World Economic Outlook: Divergent Recoveries from 2021-04-06T21:46:46
Global prospects are looking better one year into the pandemic, albeit highly uncertain. The latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) places growth at 6% for 2021, compared to 2020's unprecedented co...
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Global Financial Stability and Interest Rates from 2021-04-06T14:30
While emerging markets suffered huge portfolio outflows at the beginning of the pandemic, the latest Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) shows capital flows have returned and the outlook co...
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Kristalina Georgieva: A Time of Promise and Danger from 2021-04-01T15:04:45
More than a year into the COVID-19 crisis, signs of a recovery for some countries are slowly beginning to emerge. But in her customary curtain-raiser speech ahead of next week's virtual IMF-Worl...
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Commercial Real Estate Under Pressure from 2021-03-29T00:31:29
2020 was a record-breaking year for housing markets in many countries- including the US, but for the commercial real estate sector, it was a completely different story. Lockdown and containment ...
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Google's Ruth Porat with David Miliband and Kristalina Georgieva on What's Next from 2021-03-25T16:06:02
Public policy plays an important role in the recovery from the pandemic, but private sector innovation and agility can make a big difference on many counts. In this episode, Alphabet and Google ...
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Jason Braganza: Africa's Debt Further Complicates Recovery from 2021-03-22T19:45:34
Earlier this month, AFRODAD's Jason Braganza was invited to participate in the IMF and European Commission's annual Listen
Romain Duval on Rising Market Power from 2021-03-18T16:12:26
Corporate market power has been on the rise in recent decades, but a new IMF study shows the pandemic has strengthened price markups for dominant firms and increased the concentration of revenue...
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Janet Yellen and Kristalina Georgieva talk Womenomics from 2021-03-08T17:50:49
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen celebrate International Women's day with a conversation about the advancement of women in the field of economics...
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Ruchir Agarwal on the Benefits of Nurturing Talent from 2021-03-01T15:23:38
There are talented people everywhere, with ideas that could make the world a better place to live in. But what does it take for a promising young innovator to reach their full potential? In this...
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Where you Live = How You Live: Inequality of Opportunity in India from 2021-02-26T20:48:40
Economists have long studied economic migration between rich and poor countries, but India's large population and significant divergence in per capita incomes between its rich and poor states ma...
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Kristalina Georgieva: Resilience in a New Shock-Prone World from 2021-02-19T16:08:08
The pandemic has proven in no uncertain terms that people and institutions need to adapt to change. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva was invited by the Albright Institute of Global Aff...
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Dr Alice Evans: Feminist Activism to Close the Gender Gap from 2021-02-11T17:02:06
Global disparities between women and men have narrowed over the twentieth century but despite the strong evidence of the benefits of closing the gender gap, progress has been slow in many parts ...
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Roxana Mihet on Financial Innovation and Rising Inequality from 2021-02-04T17:56:15
With the great strides in financial technology in recent years, the lower data processing costs and fees associated with investing in the stock market should have led to broader increases of hou...
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Equitable Vaccine Rollout, Policy Support Key to Financial Stability from 2021-01-26T21:23:08
Many things can happen within the global financial system to disrupt financial stability, and the pandemic is testing most of them. Fabio Natalucci heads the IMF's Global Financial Stability Rep...
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Impact of AI on Developing Economies from 2021-01-22T21:27:30
Artificial intelligence and robots are revolutionizing production processes across the globe, but what countries stand to gain most from these new technologies? Economists Andy Berg and Chris Pa...
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Binyamin Appelbaum: Distribution Matters from 2020-12-22T21:16:11
Since the Industrial Revolution began more than 250 years ago- the world has produced enough wealth for every one of its 8 billion people to live comfortably. Yet, over 40 percent live in povert...
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Wenjie Chen: Real-Time Data Shows Widening Gender Gap from 2020-12-17T18:00:05
Tourism, hospitality, and other contact-intensive sectors with higher shares of female workers came to a dead stop shortly after Covid-19 infections started to spread. But as the labor market re...
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Ekkehard Ernst and Sabina Dewan on the Growing Precarity of Work from 2020-12-10T22:23:47
The global pandemic has caused millions of people to lose their jobs and is widening the gap between white-collar workers who can work from home and those who don’t have the skills or resources ...
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Ian Goldin on Data and Statistics: Signposts in the Fog from 2020-12-03T17:55:31
Covid-19 has shown the important role that data and statistics play in assessing the disruptions caused by the pandemic–economic and otherwise–and implementing measures to mitigate its impact. T...
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Ulrich Volz: Pandemic is but a Prelude to Looming Climate Crisis from 2020-11-12T19:24:43
Despite long-standing warnings from scientists about the risks of a pandemic, the world was simply unprepared for this one. Ulrich Volz ...
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جهاد أزعور: على السياسات أن تساعد منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا على الخروج من الأزمة أقوى من ذي قبل. from 2020-11-02T16:38:19
بلدان الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا استجابت لجائحة كوفيد-19 باتخاذ إجراءات سريعة وصارمة للتخفيف من انتشار الجائحة وحدة تأثيرها ولكنها لا تزال تواجه بيئة قاسية يشوبها عدم اليقين. فتشير آخر ...
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Jihad Azour: Policies to Help Middle East, North Africa Emerge Stronger from 2020-11-02T16:34:19
The Middle East and North Africa responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with swift and stringent measures to mitigate its spread and impact but continue to face an uncertain and difficult environmen...
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L'Afrique subsaharienne face à la reconquête du terrain perdu from 2020-10-22T02:47:37
La pandémie mondiale a exercé une pression intense sur les économies de toute l'Afrique subsaharienne. De nombreux gouvernements luttent pour maintenir la stabilité macroéconomique tout en répon...
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Sub-Saharan Africa Faced with Regaining Lost Ground from 2020-10-22T02:44:48
The global pandemic has put intense pressure on economies across sub-Saharan Africa. Many governments are struggling to maintain macroeconomic stability while also meeting the basic needs of the...
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Michael Kremer: Investing in Vaccines Now Would Buy Time, Save $Billions from 2020-10-20T18:54:40
In the early 2000s, Nobel Laureate, Michael Kremer helped develop the design of advance market commitment models (AMCs). They were used to incentivize the private sector to work on issues of rel...
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Unprecedented Fiscal Response to an Unprecedented Crisis from 2020-10-14T14:47:06
Seven months after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, more than 1 million people have died of the disease and trillions of dollars have been spent in an effort to contain ...
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Global Financial Stability: Policy Support Builds Bridge to Recovery from 2020-10-12T21:23:19
While economies across the globe continue to feel the pressures from the pandemic, the latest Global Financial Stability Report shows the ...
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Kristalina Georgieva: The Long Ascent from the Depths of the Crisis from 2020-10-07T01:53:22
As the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on people and economies across the globe, the IMF and World Bank prepare for their second round of virtual meetings since the start of the crisis. In her...
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Kristalina Georgieva Talks Inequality with Oxfam from 2020-09-25T15:48:22
The pandemic is adding pressure on society's most vulnerable and could lead to a significant rise in income inequality. In this podcast, IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, talks with M...
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Small Elephants Play Big Role in Fighting Climate Change from 2020-09-22T14:00
While the African elephant is the largest and the most famous land animal in the world, very few people know anything about the African forest elephant. Forest elephants are smaller and live in ...
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Rethinking Work During and After Lockdown from 2020-08-28T20:14:19
While our work environments changed literally overnight, the impact of lockdowns on the nature of work is likely to last well beyond the pandemic. In a Listen
Divided by Degrees: Angus Deaton on how More Americans Without B.A.’s are Dying of Despair from 2020-07-30T13:47:16
After a century-long decline, mortality rates in the U.S. have flattened- even increased for non-Hispanic whites in middle age. In this podcast, Nobel laureate, Listen
Paul Krugman on Zombie ideas and Economic Recovery from 2020-07-16T17:35:43
There are many facets of the IMF's work that people don't often hear about, one is capacity development; helping governments strengthen their ability to make good policy decisions and to impleme...
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Kristalina Georgieva and David Pilling on Africa's Outlook from 2020-07-10T15:10:34
The IMF's latest Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa is considerably worse than its April outl...
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Systemic Hazards and the Spheres of Well-Being from 2020-07-01T15:57:21
The 2008 global financial crisis and the current pandemic have put enormous pressure on societies and exposed cracks in the systems we all depend on to survive. These types of global crises are ...
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Vietnam: A Remarkable Response with Limited Means from 2020-06-28T15:59:55
“The storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and stability,” said Ho Chi Minh, the Father of the Vietnamese Nation. And it turns out Vietnam has ...
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Digitalizing Sub-Saharan Africa from 2020-06-25T14:12:36
While connectivity in sub-Saharan Africa lags behind other regions, digitalization is advancing fast and being embraced by those who do have access. Some countries are now global leaders in mobi...
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Préserver la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique subsaharienne from 2020-06-19T17:13:18
L'Afrique subsaharienne est en première ligne du changement climatique, avec des conditions météorologiques extrêmes qui font des ravages sur les infrastructures et la production agricole. Mais ...
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Migration Part and Parcel of Healthy Global Economy from 2020-06-18T15:48:51
Migration has been the focus of heated political debate in recent years, surfacing misconceptions of its real economic impact. But a new study in The Listen
Safeguarding Food Security in sub-Saharan Africa from 2020-06-03T21:26:04
Sub-Saharan Africa is on the front lines of climate change with extreme weather wreaking havoc on infrastructure and agricultural production. COVID-19 introduces yet another level of risk to the...
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Ralph Chami: Umbilical Cord of Remittances Under Threat from 2020-05-29T20:01:09
The pandemic is crippling economies across the globe but for many countries, the economic shock will be magnified by the loss of remittances—money sent home by migrant and guest workers employed...
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Jonathan Ostry on How Pandemics Widen the Gap from 2020-05-18T14:57:24
While rich and poor are equally vulnerable to the debilitating physical effects of the coronavirus, economist Jonathan Ostry says the economic and social impact of the pandemic is much less equa...
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Afrique subsaharienne: COVID-19, une menace pour le développement from 2020-05-12T14:28:26
L'Afrique subsaharienne fait face à une crise sanitaire et économique sans précédent qui menace d'inverser une grande partie des progrès de développement qu'elle a réalisés ces dernières années....
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Sub-Saharan Africa: COVID-19 A Threat to Development from 2020-05-12T14:25:10
Sub-Saharan Africa is facing an unprecedented health and economic crisis that threatens to reverse much of the development progress it's made in recent years. The latest Listen
الشرق الأوسط وآسيا الوسطى يواجهان عاصفة مكتملة في مواجهة جائحة كوفيد-19 from 2020-05-05T17:48:16
لم تسلم أي منطقة من الآثار الاقتصادية الناجمة عن جائحة فيروس كورونا. ويقول جهاد أزعور إن جائحة كوفيد-19 كان لها تأثير بالغ على منطقة الشرق الأوسط وآسيا الوسطى، نظرا لارتفاع مستوى الاع...
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Jihad Azour: Middle East, Central Asia Face Perfect Storm Amid COVID-19 from 2020-05-04T20:10:27
No region has been spared the economic devastation of the coronavirus pandemic. And with the high level of oil-dependency and informality of many countries in the Middle East and Central Asia, J...
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Epidemiologists Help Steer Economy Through COVID-19 from 2020-04-23T15:03:33
As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on economies across the globe, economists are trying to figure out what the best path forward is for countries at different stages of the pandemic. Neil Ferg...
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Fiscal Policy Provides Lifelines to People, Economies from 2020-04-14T20:48:42
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds around the world, emergency government spending on things like health care and employment, as well as tax policy, are preserving lives and livelihoods. In this p...
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Global Financial Stability Amid Covid-19 Pandemic from 2020-04-14T13:57:32
Early in the year, financial markets were buoyed by a widespread sense of optimism on the back of supportive monetary policies, reduced trade tensions, and tentative signs of stabilization in th...
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Kristalina Georgieva: Confronting the Covid-19 Crisis from 2020-04-09T20:22:23
In this podcast, IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva gives a preview of the World Economic Outlook to be released next week during the IMF's first-ever "virtual" Spring Meetings. In norm...
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Abebe Aemro Selassie: What Covid-19 Means for sub-Saharan Africa from 2020-03-27T16:23:23
Countries in sub-Saharan Africa are taking sweeping measures to halt the advance of Covid-19, imposing limits on public gatherings and the like. But for the region's most vulnerable, social dist...
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Kristalina Georgieva on Human, Economic Costs of Covid-19 from 2020-03-24T00:39:47
The coronavirus pandemic is having a profound impact on lives and economies around the world. In this podcast, we hear IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva's statement following her call w...
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Martin Mühleisen: Mitigating Economic Fallout of Coronavirus from 2020-03-20T14:30:03
The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on just about every aspect of life around the world. The limited human contact required to contain the spread of the virus is hindering economic activity and in...
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David Bloom: Demography is Destiny–Really? from 2020-03-11T15:54:11
It took more than 50,000 years for the world population to reach 1 billion people, but since 1960, we have added successive billions every one to two decades. The United Nations projects there w...
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Giovanni Peri: Immigration Answer to Demographic Dilemma from 2020-03-02T15:49:55
While the immigration debate tends to focus on culture, identity and potential economic benefits, Giovanni Peri says demographics are the Achilles...
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Kristalina Georgieva and Lord Nicholas Stern Talk Climate from 2020-02-22T17:55:05
Mitigating the effects of climate change takes a multifaceted approach with economic policy playing a pivotal role. In this podcast, we hear from two influential people at the very center of whe...
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Afsaneh Beschloss: Green Bonds for a Greener Future from 2020-02-14T18:11:22
Bonds have been helping corporations and governments finance infrastructure and large-scale projects for hundreds of years. But the last decade has seen the emergence of green bonds, driven by i...
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South Africa: Escaping the Growth Doldrums from 2020-01-30T03:17:07
South Africa is an important economy in sub-Saharan Africa and when growth is high the entire region benefits. But the latest review of South Africa's economy shows real GDP growth is estimated ...
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Tackling Inequality and Climate Change: A Youth’s Perspective from 2020-01-28T15:36:03
Inequality and climate change are two of the most pressing issues of our time, with repercussions likely to last long into the future. In this podcast, IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath sits dow...
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Ian Parry: A Carbon Tax for a Taxing Problem from 2020-01-20T18:20:55
Without major efforts to reduce the accumulation of carbon emissions in the atmosphere, future generations will inherit a much warmer planet with risks of dangerous climate events, higher sea le...
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Cybersecurity: A Global Threat Needs a Global Response from 2020-01-10T16:56
Over two-thirds of global financial institutions have seen an increase in cyberattacks in recent years. In the UK alone, the number of security breaches has increased by over 480%. Cybersecurity...
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The Puzzle of Rising Populism with Guido Tabellini from 2019-12-27T16:38:29
Populist leaders and movements are on the rise across the world, but why now? Populism has been around since Ancient Rome. In this podcast, economist Guido Tabellini says the 2008 global financi...
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Reaping What We Sow: Fighting Climate Change with Food from 2019-12-10T23:35:41
While efforts to mitigate climate change have focused primarily on burning fewer fossil fuels, recent research by the UN’s Panel on Climate Change shows that what we eat and how we produce it ca...
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Abebe Aemro Selassie on Africa's Infrastructure Gap and Debt from 2019-12-01T20:52:57
Sub-Saharan Africa has made significant inroads in reducing poverty and increasing access to education and health services, but the infrastructure deficit still looms large throughout the region...
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Mervyn King: Economic Policy in a World Turned Upside Down from 2019-11-23T23:32:35
Following the great economic crises of the 20th century, there were periods of intellectual and political upheaval that ultimately changed economic policy. Mervyn King, former Governor of the Ba...
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Deborah Greenfield: Social Protections in the New World from 2019-11-15T20:38:21
Investing in social programs can soften the blow of inequalities and foster more stable societies. In this podcast, we speak with Deborah Greenfield, Deputy Director General for Policy at the In...
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Somalia's Recovery and the Power of a Song from 2019-11-08T16:37:09
Somalia is one of the world's most conflict-affected states. Many countries around the world suffer from weak governing institutions, but Somalia was without a functional central government for ...
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Kristalina Georgieva on Gender Parity: Inequalities Erode Society from 2019-11-02T20:04:44
In her first IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings as IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva talks with ...
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Arrears in Sub-Saharan Africa: Paying Bills on Time Matters from 2019-11-01T15:36:39
The dramatic drop in commodity prices in 2014 has had lingering effects in sub-Saharan Africa. One such effect is a growing backlog of payments by governments to service providers, known as arre...
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Sub-Saharan Africa: More Competition Less Inequality from 2019-10-18T18:15
Competition is considered to be an essential driving force of market economies. It’s said to ensure a more efficient allocation of resources and can boost innovation and productivity. But what h...
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Financial Stability: The Good and Bad of Lower Rates from 2019-10-16T12:34:34
The Global Financial Stability Report exposes weak spots in the global economy that could amplify the impact of a shock, such as an intensi...
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More Women in Africa’s Labor Force Means Less Conflict from 2019-10-11T15:04:16
While elections are one of the most important pillars of democracy, in many African countries they are characterized by uncertainties due to the high risk of electoral violence. Studies often lo...
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Climate and Output in Low-Income Countries from 2019-10-07T11:45
As the average annual global temperature is expected to rise by 4 degrees Celsius or more by 2100, economic output in countries with hot climates continues to fall. And given that most low-incom...
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Stranded: Inequality, House Prices leaving People Trapped from 2019-09-27T14:31:56
Migration is on the front burner these days. We hear a lot about people moving from one country to the next, fleeing conflict or seeking a better life. But what about the movement of people with...
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The Value of Whales and Every Other Breath from 2019-09-15T17:30:19
July was the hottest month on record according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Scientific research now indicates more clearly than ever that our growing carbon footprint ...
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Nicola Pierri: Good Hospitals Healthy Economy from 2019-08-30T17:03:58
Being diagnosed with a serious illness is a shock to the system, and treatment and recovery can mean major disruptions in a person’s life. But illness also takes millions of people out of the la...
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Raghuram Rajan: Markets and State Leave Community Behind from 2019-08-16T18:44:15
In his latest book, Raghuram Rajan takes a close look at the relationship between the state, markets and communities, and argues localism is the answer to globalization. Rajan is a distinguished...
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Electronic Invoicing Reform in Peru Paying Off from 2019-08-09T21:03:53
The use of digital technologies is transforming how tax administrations operate, helping to improve efficiency and service delivery. A striking example has been Peru's adoption of ele...
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Arnaud Costinot: Taxing Robots to Level the Playing Field from 2019-07-24T12:22:16
Technological innovation like automation using robots to produce goods and provide services creates tremendous opportunities for businesses. But as the cost of producing robots goes down, is thi...
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Michael Keen on Adapting Old Tax System to New Economy from 2019-07-09T19:14:47
International corporate tax avoidance is a growing concern for both advanced economies and low-income countries. The changing nature of the global economy–notably increasing digitalization, in s...
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Ian Parry: Why A Carbon Tax Makes Sense from 2019-06-28T16:28:53
When it comes to environmental policies, Ian Parry argues none are more effective than carbon taxes. Parry, an expert on fiscal policy and climate change at the IMF, says carbon taxes promote a ...
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David Dollar on the Value of Value Chains from 2019-06-14T15:34:25
Global value chains break up the production process so that different steps can be carried out in different countries. In the past, a country had to master the production of a whole manufactured...
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Fanwell Bokosi on Taming Africa’s Debt Beast from 2019-06-05T18:38:59
Debt is at record levels around the world. 40 percent of low-income countries are wrestling with debt distress or high-risk debt levels and for a few countries in sub-Saharan Africa the debt cri...
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Andrew Steer on How Fiscal Policies Can Help Save the Planet from 2019-05-17T14:54:28
The main objective of the Paris agreement signed by 190 countries in 2015, is to reduce carbon emissions and ensure a transition to low emissions economies. A new Listen
African Continental Free Trade Area a Potential Game Changer from 2019-05-08T14:07:55
In 2018, African Union members established the African Continental Free Trade Area in an effort to boost regional trade. They agreed to eliminate tariffs on most goods, liberalize the trade of s...
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Nature Is Our Capital: Sir David Attenborough and Christine Lagarde from 2019-05-02T20:13:13
Nature and economic progress often have a conflicting relationship. In this podcast, lifelong champion of the natural world Sir David Attenborough joins IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde f...
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House Prices and Global Financial Stability from 2019-04-30T16:52:22
There is a strong link between the ups and downs of home prices around the world and the global economy. The latest Listen
Three Chief Economists on Why Income Inequality Matters from 2019-04-25T15:48:11
Achieving inclusive growth is one of the critical challenges of our time. In this podcast, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde opens a public discussion between IMF Chief Economist, Listen
Sawsan Gharaibeh: Curbing Corruption at Heart of Development from 2019-04-19T19:14:25
Corruption leeches money from citizens and taxpayers and corrodes trust in government. In this podcast, Transparency International’s Chairperson in Jordan, Listen
The Economics of Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2019-04-12T14:50:10
A third of countries in sub-Saharan Africa are currently involved in conflict or experiencing post-conflict tension, forcing an estimated 18 million people away from their homes and livelihoods....
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Vulnerabilities in a Maturing Credit Cycle from 2019-04-10T14:00
A key objective of the IMF is to pick up on trends that could potentially compromise economic stability, and the Global Financial Stability Re...
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Patrick Imam on Citizenship and Growth from 2019-04-02T16:05:44
The notion of citizenship is relatively recent in our history. It was only in the 19th century with the birth of the nation-state that came the need to establish a legal distinction between thos...
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Spotting Global Risks Through Global Collaboration from 2019-03-21T11:45
Risk analysis is an important element in growth forecasting, and detecting vulnerabilities within the global financial system helps policymakers mitigate risks. In an effort to broaden the scope...
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Charlotte Cavaille: Populism, Immigrants and the Welfare State from 2019-03-06T23:08:04
Immigration can put extra pressure on governments to fund social programs, especially in times of slow economic growth. In this podcast, Political Scientist Listen
Petra Moser on Italian Opera, World Fairs and Innovation from 2019-02-22T14:26:44
The effects of copyright and patent laws on artistic creativity and technological innovation are gaining more and more significance in today’s economy driven to a large part by content. Economic...
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Amadou Sy: Fintech Breaking Down Barriers in Africa from 2019-02-14T15:00
While sub-Saharan Africa has lagged behind the rest of the world in access to finance, some countries in the region are bucking the trend thanks to advancements in financial technology known as ...
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David Coady: Strong Safety Nets Strong Growth from 2019-01-30T21:41:05
For many countries, broadening access to basic services like education and healthcare is fiscally daunting. Economies in developing countries are often informal for the most part, making it diff...
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Maryam Farboodi on Big Data and Bigger Firms from 2019-01-24T18:22:05
There’s been a huge surge in data usage across all sectors of the economy of late. And in the financial sector, recent research by MIT’s Maryam Farboodi shows that while data resolves some risk ...
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Michal Rutkowski: Industrial-Era Welfare Policies are Falling Short from 2019-01-07T16:49:48
The changing nature of work is turning traditional employment on its head. More and more people are working in the gig economy or in jobs without formal employment contracts, and the payroll-bas...
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Sharan Burrow: Social Protections in the Age of Technology from 2018-12-22T16:36:57
Technology is quickly changing the nature of work. Full-time employment with health care and a pension is being replaced with short-term contracts with no benefits, leaving workers exposed. Listen
The Future of Work in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2018-12-13T19:22:59
Advances in technology are already shaking up the landscape for jobs in many regions around the world. But with its rapidly growing population, sub-Saharan Africa stands to be particularly impac...
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Archaeologist Sir Barry Cunliffe on the Origins of Trade from 2018-12-10T19:12:43
The human instinct to trade goes back thousands of years, and Sir Barry Cunliffe has been digging up evidence of those first steps toward today’s globalized world throughout his long career as o...
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Martin Wolf on Global Cooperation and Why Truth Matters from 2018-12-06T15:47:28
As the world becomes more interconnected and economies more integrated, the role of communications and journalism is increasingly important. But cutting through all the noise is not always easy....
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Managing the Remarkable Jump in Capital Flows from 2018-11-27T21:05:40
In the wake of the global financial crisis and with low interest rates lingering in most advanced economies, investors have increasingly been looking at Africa for investment opportunities. The ...
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Vera Songwe: Closing the Tech Gender Gap from 2018-11-16T14:37:37
There is a growing body of research that shows that more women in the labor force means higher economic growth, and for longer periods. And while some sectors have made progress in breaking down...
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Dag Detter: Unlocking Public Wealth from 2018-11-09T21:25:47
While countries around the world scramble to find new revenue streams, it turns out most are sitting on wealth they don’t even know they own. The IMF’s Listen
Jonathan Ostry: Growth for Some vs Growth for All from 2018-10-25T15:25:47
Not everyone benefits equally from strong economic growth. And while most economists focus on optimizing policies to produce higher growth, economist Jonathan Ostry argues that it is how the ben...
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Roberto Azevêdo: Trade is not the Problem from 2018-10-18T16:00
The IMF-World Bank Annual meetings bring together people from around the world to discuss issues that affect the global economy. This year’s meetings were held in Bali, Indonesia, and one issue ...
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Sub-Saharan Africa’s Economic Outlook: Recovery and Rising Risks from 2018-10-11T08:25
Oil prices have bounced back somewhat but the IMF's latest Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa...
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Afrique subsaharienne : Une reprise teintée de risques from 2018-10-11T08:25
Le dernier rapport du FMI sur les perspectives économiques régionales indique que la croissance s’accélère,...
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Global Financial Stability Report: Trade Matters from 2018-10-10T00:00
The IMF’s Global Financial Stability Report is a weather vane of sorts. ...
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Japan: Land of the Rising Robots from 2018-09-27T14:25:36
In Japan, deaths outnumber births by 1,000 people per day on average. The population in some regions is now smaller than what it was in the 1950’s. The combination of its rapidly declining labor...
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Unpacking Jamaica’s Currency Depreciation from 2018-09-13T11:00
Jamaica’s economic reform plan launched back in 2013, has shown promise. Employment is at historic highs and external borrowing costs are lower than they’ve ever been. But economic growth is sti...
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Christine Lagarde on The Crisis That Prompted a Rethink from 2018-08-31T19:56:23
It’s been ten years since Lehman Brothers—one of the largest firms on Wall street, was wiped out and closed its doors. Only two weeks before it filed for bankruptcy it held more than 600 billion...
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Ralph Chami: Avoiding the Remittance Trap from 2018-08-30T14:55
Few would argue that workers’ remittances—the money migrants send to family in their home country—improve the lives of millions of people. Remittances amounted to over $400 billion last year. Th...
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Pour l’entrepreneur africain, ce qui semble être des difficultés constitue des opportunités from 2018-08-17T18:11:44
Chaque pays en Afrique subsaharienne a son propre ensemble de défis et de possibilités, La communauté internationale a beaucoup investi ces dernières années à savoir comment augmenter la croissa...
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Difficulties Present Opportunities for the African Entrepreneur from 2018-08-10T14:28:04
Each country in sub-Saharan Africa has its own set of challenges and opportunities. And while the international community puts a lot of resources toward trying to figure out how best to keep the...
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South Africa: Restoring Confidence to Oil the Wheels for Growth from 2018-07-31T15:41:01
It’s been almost 25 years since the end of apartheid, the system of institutionalized racial segregation that left most South Africans with limited access to basic services. The post-apartheid y...
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Maya Forstater: The Truth About Illicit Financial Flows from 2018-07-24T00:24:12
Illicit financial flows have been under the spotlight recently. Both the Panama and subsequent Paradise papers exposed large amounts of money held in tax havens—some under questionable circumsta...
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Alex Segura sur les revenus inexploités de l’Afrique from 2018-06-21T19:36:43
Le dernier rapport du FMI sur les perspectives économiques régionales de l’Afrique subsaharienne indique qu’...
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Africa’s Untapped Revenues with Alex Segura from 2018-06-21T19:34:18
The latest Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa suggests better policy design could help countri...
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David Donaldson: Sherlock of Trade from 2018-06-08T19:49:17
Studying the market for salt in 19th century India and the effects on trade of a railroad built 150 years ago led economist Dave Donaldson to important new findings that are relevant today. Dona...
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Arvind Subramanian: India’s New Tax Breaks Down Old Barriers from 2018-05-30T14:55
As economic advisor to the government of India, Arvind Subramanian helped design the country’s goods and services tax. In July of last year, the national GST replaced the patchwork of value-adde...
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Siim Sikkut on The Making of E-Estonia from 2018-05-23T23:51:21
Estonians rarely stand in line for anything anymore. Estonia ranks among the most digitally advanced countries in the world and virtually all government services are now offered online. Estonia ...
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Zhi Yong Heng: Investment in Africa is About to Explode from 2018-05-18T15:22:56
With public debt on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa, boosting the private sector has become more important than ever. Zhi Yong Heng is a private investor for TLG Capital, an investment firm that ...
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Sub-Saharan Africa’s Economic Outlook: Growth on the Rise from 2018-05-08T09:45
The latest Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa shows a modest uptick in growth largely driven b...
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Paraguay’s Lea Giménez Duarte: Transparency Pays Off from 2018-04-26T21:31:55
When people trust their government, good things happen. They’re much more likely to pay their taxes and support those large infrastructure investment projects that help economic growth. A new IM...
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Global Financial Stability Report: Volatility, Protectionism Raising Risks from 2018-04-18T12:26
The Global Financial Stability Report, or GFSR, is published twice a year a...
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Hackathons: New Technologies Can Help Raise Tax Revenue in Africa from 2018-04-06T19:33:18
While the word hack sounds nefarious there’s nothing sinister about a hackathon. It is a creative brainstorming event that brings together people from the private sector, government, academia, c...
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Rachel Glennerster: The Cost of Conflict from 2018-03-30T15:28:02
Economic shocks and climate change increase the risk of conflict. If current trends continue, 80 percent of the world’s poorest people will live in fragile states by the year 2030. This means th...
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Losing Your Cool: How Hotter Days Can Increase Crime and Disrupt Economies from 2018-03-15T22:08:58
Some economists would argue that extreme weather can increase criminal behavior by reducing incomes—especially in the agriculture sector. But in this podcast, economist Gordon McCord says the ps...
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Good for Women Good for Growth: Closing Nigeria’s Gender Gap from 2018-03-08T14:32:23
Promoting gender equality can be an economic game changer. The IMF’s latest economic review of Nigeria’s economy says closing the gender gap would mean higher growth and productivity, and greate...
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Nigeria Exits Recession and Looks Beyond Oil from 2018-03-06T23:39:04
Nigeria’s economy is picking up according to the Listen
James Cust on Oil Discoveries: Managing Expectations from 2018-02-23T16:27:13
Major discoveries of oil and gas deposits have always been cause for celebration in developing countries, in anticipation of the potential financial windfall. But research has shown that countri...
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A Dream Deferred: Inequality Across Generations in Europe from 2018-02-09T18:52:32
Incomes for Europe’s youth declined after the 2007 global financial crisis—largely due to unemployment. And while things have recovered somewhat, the trend toward short-term work and less stable...
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Sub-Saharan Africa’s Push to Diversify from 2018-01-26T16:39:11
In the new world of lower commodity prices, many sub-Saharan African countries are having to diversify their economies. And while sub-Saharan Africa has had periods of rapid growth, the process ...
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The Economics of Populism: Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser from 2018-01-12T16:16:27
Populism has become a bit of a buzz word of late. It’s often at the very center of debates about politics and elections. But what about the economic implications of populism? That was the subjec...
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William Maloney: The Innovation Paradox from 2018-01-05T14:17:26
While technology is reshaping economies around the world, a recent book published by the World Bank suggests developing countries are missing out on a huge opportunity. In this podcast, economis...
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Drones Proving a Lifeline in Rwanda from 2017-12-15T17:08:51
There are many layers to development. Sometimes there’s a need where the solution is not at all obvious. But other times it’s simply about connecting the dots- when the solution is available but...
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Diane Coyle on the Shortcomings of GDP from 2017-12-08T15:43:50
Gross domestic product, or GDP, is the one statistic that almost everyone knows is used to measure economic growth. But in this podcast, economist Listen
Nicholas Stern on Reducing Carbon Emissions: Let’s Get On With It from 2017-12-01T15:44:30
2 years after 195 countries came together under the Paris Agreement to combat the effects of climate change, leading climate economist Listen
Blockchain’s Peter Smith: The Promise of Virtual Currency Systems from 2017-11-22T21:06:48
Blockchain technology is a shared, public ledger of transactions that’s open to inspection but not subject to any form of central control. And while it offers potential for a variety of applicat...
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Freelancers Union’s Sara Horowitz on Changing Nature of Work from 2017-11-21T16:59:36
For much of the past century the 9 to 5 job with benefits at a firm was what most people associated with financial stability. But as technology reshapes the labor market, more people are branchi...
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Keith Mitchell on Catastrophe Risk Insurance: Time is Not on Our Hands from 2017-11-17T15:40:01
In September 2017, the Caribbean was hit by the most powerful Atlantic hurricane in recorded history. Irma’s 185 mile per hour winds left several countries devastated. During a Listen
Madhur Deora on India’s Digital Payment Boom from 2017-11-09T23:20:08
When the government of India last year declared that much of its currency in circulation would cease to be legal tender, digital transactions surged. Mobile payment platforms like PayTM stepped ...
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Sub-Saharan Africa: The Path to Recovery from 2017-10-30T06:55
The IMF's latest regional economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa suggests the broad-based slowdown in sub-Saharan Africa is easing. In this podcast, co-author Jarek Wieczorek, says growth is up...
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Afrique subsaharienne : la voie de la reprise from 2017-10-30T06:55
Les dernières perspectives de l’Afrique subsaharienne portent à croire que le ralentissement généralisé s’atténue. Dans ce podcast, coauteur Jarek Wieczorek, explique la croissance s’accélère, m...
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Lesetja Kganyago: South African Reserve Bank’s Contract with Society from 2017-10-20T18:58:27
As new technology rapidly transforms the financial services sector, central bankers are faced with mitigating risks without stifling innovation. But In this podcast, South Africa’s Central Bank ...
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Maurice Obstfeld: What Lies Behind the Global Recovery from 2017-10-10T15:30:24
The latest forecasts from the International Monetary Fund show global growth is on the rise. A very different picture from early last year, when the world economy faced faltering growth and fina...
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IMF iLab: New Space for Innovation from 2017-10-06T15:41:13
The technological revolution has far reaching implications and is rapidly changing the way the world does business. But technology also offers the potential for finding solutions to some of the ...
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Laszlo Varro: Climate Change Shaping Energy Policy from 2017-09-25T17:09:55
80 percent of the world’s energy consumption is based on fossil fuels which account for most of the greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the planet. Climate change is affecting the global e...
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Gaining an Edge with Big Data from 2017-09-13T14:17:48
Good data and statistics can help drive economies and are the basis for sound policy decisions in both private and public sectors. The advent of ‘big data’ poses opportunities for private compan...
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Randa Filfili : Être une femme entrepreneur n’est pas du tout facile from 2017-09-08T19:44:35
Dans ce podcast, Randa Filfili, directrice générale de l’entreprise sénégalaise Zena Exotic Fruits raconte pourquoi les petites et moyennes entr...
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Benno Ndulu: Champion of Inclusion from 2017-08-30T13:55
Only a third of adults in sub-Saharan Africa have a bank account, and in this podcast, Tanzania Bank Governor, Benno Ndulu, says the lack of access to financial services is a key constraint on t...
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Mthuli Ncube: Building Blocks for Africa’s Growth from 2017-08-17T13:30:32
While Africa’s workforce expands, the lack of modern and efficient infrastructure is inhibiting economic growth. The prospect of building power plants and transportation networks is daunting for...
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Growing Pains: Malawi’s Struggle with Hunger, Climate Change from 2017-08-03T14:44:35
Extreme weather has hit Malawi’s economy hard over the last two years. Severe flooding followed by a drought—the worst in its history—caused widespread crop failure and placed 6.7 million people...
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Eswar Prasad on the Curious Rise of the Renminbi from 2017-07-21T15:13:12
As China’s economy catches up in size with that of the United States, some predict the renminbi will soon challenge the dollar’s dominance in international finance. But in this podcast, Cornell ...
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Uganda: Rising Debt and the Promise of Oil from 2017-07-13T14:37:29
Drought, regional conflict, and slow credit growth are taking their toll on Uganda's economy. While per-capita growth has hovered around 5 percent for the last 20 years, t...
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Growth in the Shadows: Sub-Saharan Africa’s Informal Economy from 2017-06-28T14:52:43
By 2035 sub-Saharan Africa will have more working-age people than the rest of the world’s regions combined. This growing workforce bulge will have to be met with jobs, but the region remains one...
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Tayo Oviosu: Technology Draws More Nigerians Into Banking Fold from 2017-06-16T16:20:55
More than two billion people worldwide are without bank accounts, and only one in three adults in sub-Saharan Africa have access to any type of financial services. But Listen
Ian Goldin: Disruptive Changes That Will Transform the World from 2017-06-06T19:08:11
While science and technology propel us into the future at what some would describe as breakneck speed, Oxford University’s Ian Goldin says we should draw from the past because we’ve been here be...
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Christine Lagarde: Millennials and the Future of Work from 2017-05-31T15:56
While millions of young people enter the labor market every year, the chance of landing a traditional full-time job with benefits are getting slim. Global youth unemployment is on the rise and m...
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Mohamed El-Erian: New Life for the SDR? from 2017-05-26T14:58:49
The IMF’s Special Drawing Rights have failed to gain real traction in the international monetary system, but Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz and former IMF Deputy Director, b...
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Patrick Murck: The Changing Face of Financial Services from 2017-05-12T13:06:03
FinTech—or financial technology—is poised to revolutionize how the world does business. It could open new kinds of markets to many more people, but it could also threaten our financia...
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Restarting the Growth Engine from 2017-05-09T08:55
The IMF's latest regional economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa shows growth has fallen to its lowest level in twenty years. In this podcast, co-author Céline Allard, says while some countries...
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Afrique subsaharienne : faire redémarrer la croissance from 2017-05-09T08:55
La dernière édition des Perspectives économiques régionales, indique que la croissance en Afrique subsaharienne est tombée à son plus bas niveau depuis plus de 20 ans. Dans ce podcast, coauteur ...
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Hal Varian: The Productivity Paradox from 2017-04-28T15:52:40
The labor force 30 years from now will look very different as working-age populations in advanced economies start to shrink. While some today worry they’ll lose their jobs to robots, economists ...
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Bank Capital: How Much is Enough? from 2017-04-14T16:10:11
The 2008 global financial crisis exposed the vulnerability of banks that do not hold enough capital. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has since revised capital requirements for banks. ...
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Muna AbuSulayman: Gender Equity in Saudi Arabia from 2017-04-04T16:25:14
Muna AbuSulayman, is founder and co-host of the most popular social issues program on Arab television. Kalam Nawaem tackles controversial topics and has been pushing social boundaries i...
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John Evans: Navigating Today’s Labor Market from 2017-03-24T18:08:47
Labor unions around the world are having to adapt to a fast changing labor market. John Evans heads the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD, and represents some 65 million organized worke...
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Jamie Drummond: Invest in Africa or Else from 2017-03-15T16:06:29
As the Group of Twenty finance ministers and central bank governors meet in Germany this week, policymakers are looking at ways to increase investment in Africa. ...
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Hilma Mote: Africa Must Make Women a Priority from 2017-03-08T15:33:25
Global trade union leaders gathered at the IMF in February to discuss how workers are being impacted by the changing global economy. In this podcast, Hilma Mote, of the African Region’s Internat...
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Eric Hanushek: More One Knows, Faster One Grows from 2017-03-03T16:07:25
There is a strong connection between human capital and economic growth, and in this podcast, Eric Hanushek says societies that invest a lot in the cognitive skills of their people grow significa...
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Alec Ross on The Industries of the Future from 2017-02-24T15:32:58
In this podcast we speak with author Alec Ross about his new book The Industries of the Future. Ross says 90 percent of the world’s data has been produced in the last two years, so thos...
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Sharan Burrow, on Regaining Trust from 2017-02-17T15:34:04
Every two years, the IMF and World-Bank invites global labor union leaders to discuss the global economy and the implications for the labor force. In this podcast, Sharan Burrow, head of the wor...
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Barry Eichengreen: Asia’s Ascent and the Global Monetary System from 2017-02-08T18:17:23
With Asia’s recent growth comes a growing responsibility within the global economy. In this podcast, Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, ...
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Mining for Revenues: Alexandra Readhead on Transfer Pricing from 2017-01-31T17:01:52
While many African countries have enjoyed significant revenues from the mining industry in recent years, a new study published by the Natural Resource Governance Institute suggests tax revenues ...
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The Cost of Corruption for the Young from 2017-01-18T22:31:38
Corruption, in its many forms, affects people from every walk of life, in every country. While it does not discriminate based on age, young people are affected by corruption in ways that can fol...
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Thomas Friedman on Warp Speed Digital Globalization from 2017-01-11T16:49:58
New York Times columnist and best-selling author Thomas Friedman, says our lives are being transformed in so many realms at once- it’s dizzying. In this podcast, Friedman talks about his new boo...
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Julie Delahanty on Gender-Conscious Budgets from 2017-01-05T17:12:59
Julie Delahanty has done extensive work on the disenfranchisement of women due to the lack of equal opportunity. Delahanty is the Executive Director of Oxfam Canada, and joined a panel discussio...
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Douglas Irwin on Trade: Reality vs Perception from 2016-12-16T21:03:17
Who benefits from free trade and who doesn’t? The realities don’t always match people’s perceptions. In this podcast, economist and free trade expert Douglas Irwin addresses some of the controve...
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Ravi Kanbur: Political Dimensions of Data and Statistics from 2016-12-09T19:42:40
Ravi Kanbur says statistics are fundamentally political in nature and in import. Kanbur is Professor of Economics at Cornell University and gave the keynote speech at the Listen
Harold James on Globalization: New Concept Old Reality from 2016-11-30T16:45
Globalization is a recent term, but the internationalization of markets, people, ideas, and cultures is nothing new. In this podcast, IMF historian Harold James, talks about how the past might h...
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Esther Duflo: Poverty Not Only Lack of Money from 2016-11-17T20:07:20
Esther Duflo, Professor of Development Economics at MIT, co-founded The Poverty Lab to find innovative approaches to poverty alleviation. In this podcast, Duflo says all economic and social dime...
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The Economics of Natural Disasters in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2016-11-16T16:01:49
The IMF’s latest Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa dedicates an entire chapter on wh...
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Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda: Make Economies Work for Women from 2016-11-07T17:02:39
While the benefits of expanding women’s participation in the economy are clear, women around the globe continue to face barriers. In this podcast, Action Aid’s Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda says women...
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One-on-One with Christine Lagarde, Featuring Michael Lewis from 2016-11-02T20:32:07
In this podcast, IMF Managing Director, Christine Lagarde, and best-selling author Michael Lewis (The Big Short), reflect on lessons learned from the financial crisis and other issues facing the...
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Ray Kurzweil: Intelligent Machines Are Your Friend from 2016-10-27T14:19:39
In this podcast, inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil talks about how artificial intelligence is helping overcome human limitations and creating better-paying jobs. Kurzweil participated in a pane...
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Abebe Aemro Selassie: Sub-Saharan Africa Growth Lowest in 20 Years from 2016-10-25T05:45
The IMF's latest regional economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa shows growth at its lowest level in more than 20 years. But in this podcast, the African Department’s new Director, Abebe Aemro ...
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Afrique subsaharienne: taux de croissance à son plus bas niveau depuis vingt ans from 2016-10-25T05:45
Le dernier rapport du FMI sur les Perspectives économiques régionales prévoit que le taux de croissance économique de l’Afrique subsaharienne devrait descendre à son plus bas niveau depuis plus ...
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IMF World Economic Outlook from 2016-10-04T17:57:56
The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook projects global growth at 3.1 percent in 2016 and 3.4 percent in 2017. In this podcast, IMF Chief Economist Maurice Obstfeld says growth has been...
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Ghana: IMF Approves Third $116.2m Disbursement from 2016-09-30T22:08:02
Ghana’s economy—once a model for growth in West Africa, took a turn for the worse in 2012. It’s been getting help from the IMF under a 3-year program known as the Extended Credit Facility. The I...
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Ethiopia: Drought, Low Commodities Dampen Growth from 2016-09-29T21:47:34
While Ethiopia has been experiencing strong growth since the early 2000s, the IMF’s latest review of the country’s economy says low commodity prices and a drought have put growth levels well bel...
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Refugee Crisis Global Challenge, Kyung-wha Kang from 2016-09-15T17:04:52
More than 1 million migrants and refugees made their way to Europe last year, 350K from Syria alone. A recent IMF study says people fleeing conflict areas in the Middle-East and North Africa has...
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Creative Industries a Development Opportunity from 2016-09-09T21:40:58
The United Nations estimates the global creative economy in 2011 generated more than $600 billion. In this podcast we speak with Patrick Kabanda, who says a country’s cultural wealth presents a ...
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Robots, Growth, and Inequality from 2016-08-31T15:50
As robotic technology becomes more sophisticated, robots could soon become perfect substitutes for human labor. In this podcast, IMF economist Andy Berg says the robot revolution could lead to g...
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Klaus Rudischhauser on Taxes and Development from 2016-08-26T19:44:17
Taxes are what governments rely on to provide the public goods and services that support economic growth. In this podcast, DG DEVCO’s Klaus Rudischhauser, says some countries with millions of in...
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Un Coup de Pouce pour Madagascar from 2016-08-19T19:23:32
Les Autorités Malagasy et les services du FMI sont arrivés à un accord de principe sur un programme économique valable jusqu’à fin 2019, ouvrant la voie à une croissance soutenue et inclusive. L...
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Madagascar Gets a Boost from 2016-08-19T19:17:28
The IMF says Madagascar has built a good track record since it’s reengagement in 2014, showing the country is capable of sustaining recent reforms that have improved its economic outlook. In thi...
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Poor Economics with Abhijit Banerjee from 2016-08-12T14:33:37
Abhijit Banerjee, has worked in dozens of countries trying to better understand the economics of poverty. He argues anti-poverty policies often fail because of inadequate understanding of the de...
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Winnie Byanyima on Women in Global Economy from 2016-07-28T17:53:02
It’s vital to address the economic challenges of women and girls in order to fix the economic challenges of nations. This was the main theme of a seminar called Getting Down to Business: Wom...
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Currency and Power with Benjamin Cohen from 2016-07-22T21:39:40
Monetary rivalry is a fact of life in the world economy, says Benjamin Cohen, professor of International Political Economy at the University of California and author of Currency Power: Under...
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South Africa: Urgent Need for Policy Reforms from 2016-07-06T20:37:34
South Africa faces significant challenges and needs decisive action to revive growth, the IMF said in its latest economic review. While the report acknowledges considerable economic a...
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When Global Banks Become Less Global from 2016-06-30T19:33:34
Many of the world’s bigger banks are reevaluating their relationships with banks in smaller riskier countries, making it harder for businesses and people to move money across borders....
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Ian Bremmer, on Geopolitics of Refugee Crisis from 2016-06-17T17:46:33
Europe is struggling to cope with millions of asylum seekers from conflict zones in the Middle East. In this podcast, Ian Bremmer, president of the global political risk research firm Eurasia Gr...
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Collect More - Spend Better, Eric Postel from 2016-06-09T17:12:12
Billions of uncollected tax dollars in developing countries could be used to lift more people out of poverty. In this podcast, Eric Postel, USAID’s Associate Administrator explains how redoubled...
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Steven Radelet, Africa’s Rise—Interrupted? from 2016-06-03T14:53:55
If high commodity prices alone drove recent advances in Africa, the prospects for further gains seem dim. But in this podcast, Steven Radelet, says the reality is more complex, and the outlook i...
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A Fork in the Road, China’s Relationship with Africa from 2016-05-26T14:27:19
Slumping Chinese demand has African economies scrambling to find alternate sources of revenue. In this podcast, we speak with Roger Nord, Deputy Director of the African Department in the IMF, an...
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Refugee Crisis Taking Toll on Jordan, Imad Fakhoury from 2016-05-20T14:07:40
Of the 5 million people fleeing civil war in Syria, more than a million have ended up in Jordan. The refugee crisis has hit host countries like Jordan hard. Imad Fakhoury, Jordan’s minister of p...
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Kemi Adeosun, on Nigeria’s Dwindling Oil Revenues from 2016-05-13T16:07:55
As Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun is charged with navigating Africa’s largest oil producer through the biggest oil price slump in decades. In this podcast, Adeosun talks about the need...
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L’affaiblissement de la croissance en Afrique nécessite un changement de cap from 2016-04-28T21:35:22
La dernière édition des Perspectives économiques régionales,prévoit que l’Afrique subsaharienne va connaître une deuxième annéedifficile à cause des multiples chocs qui frappent la région. Dansc...
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Weakening Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa Calls for Policy Reset from 2016-04-28T21:32:47
The IMF's latest regional economic outlook for Sub-SaharanAfrica predicts a second difficult year as the region is hit bymultiple shocks. In this podcast, co-author Céline Allard, says thesteep ...
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Raghuram Rajan, on the Global Financial Safety Net from 2016-04-27T20:28:54
In this Podcast, we speak with Raghu Rajan, India’s central bank governor about the Global Financial Safety Net. Rajan is charged with securing monetary stability in one of the world’s largest E...
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Too Slow Too Long; New IMF Global Growth Forecast from 2016-04-12T19:24:17
The new World Economic Outlook anticipates a slight acceleration in growth this year, from 3.1 to 3.2 percent, followed by 3.5 percent growth in 2017. But IMF Chief Economist Maurice Ob...
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Public Investment Payoff Not Necessarily About Efficiency from 2016-04-01T13:21:20
While many economists would argue public investment projects in highly efficient countries have a greater impact on growth, recent research by some IMF economists shows that’s not necessarily th...
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Le Gabon Touché par le Repli des Cours du Pétrole from 2016-03-16T19:23:24
Dans son dernier bilan, le FMI signale que l’économie gabonaise a été durement touchée par la chute des cours du pétrole. Dans ce podcast, nous nous entretenons avec Montfort Mlachila, chef de m...
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Gabon Hit by Oil Price Slide from 2016-03-16T19:21:45
The IMF’s most recent review of Gabon’s economy shows it’s been hit hard by the oil price decline. In this podcast, we speak with IMF Mission Chief for Gabon, Montfort Mlachila, who says the cou...
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Low Skills Low Wages: Eric Maskin on Inequality from 2016-03-16T15:47:44
While it was widely expected that globalization would reduce inequality, income disparities between skilled and unskilled workers has only increased in recent years. In this podcast we ask Nobel...
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Gender and Opportunity, with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from 2016-03-08T20:44:34
On this International Woman’s Day, we speak with Nigerian economist Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Best known for her two terms as Nigeria’s Finance Minister and for her work as a Managing Director at...
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Migration and the Economics of Language from 2016-02-29T21:52:52
More than a million migrants have entered Europe this year according to the International Organization for Migration. In this podcast, we speak with Professor Barry Chiswick who says ...
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Collateral Damage: Strong Dollar Hits Emerging Markets from 2016-02-19T15:54:36
While many economies around the world should benefit from a growing US economy, a strong US dollar is seldom good news for emerging markets. In this podcast, we talk to IMF Senior Economist Nicola...
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Lesotho: Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff from 2016-02-08T17:26:36
The fabled mountain Kingdom of Lesotho achieved strong growth in recent years, but the IMF’s latest economic review shows growth rates have dropped. In this podcast, IMF mission chief for Lesotho, ...
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Ghana, the Bumpy Road to Recovery from 2016-01-20T15:16:10
Ghana is considered one of West Africa’s most stable democracies, and until recently it was a model for economic growth. But since 2012, the economy has taken a turn for the worse, and Ghana is now...
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WEO Update: Emerging market, Developing Economies Face Increased Challenges from 2016-01-19T17:59:12
The IMF released an update to its World Economic Outlook published in October 2015. The WEO Update, projects global growth to be slightly lower than last fall’s forecast, at 3.4 percent this year, ...
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The Insatiable Demand for Sand from 2016-01-07T20:46:25
As the world’s metropolises expand to accommodate more people, the earth’s supply of sand is being pushed to the limit. Deceptively abundant, the basic raw material for glass and concrete can’t kee...
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A Passport of Convenience from 2015-12-17T20:47:06
The confluence of globalization and increased travel security has given rise to a flourishing industry, where residency and citizenship can be acquired by those with means. In this podcast we speak...
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The High Cost of Fighting HIV from 2015-12-10T20:04:08
Many more people with HIV are now surviving for longer, thanks to new antiretroviral drug treatments. But their governments must now come up with a way to pay for their ongoing treatment. But the p...
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Investment Renaissance; Chinese Entrepreneurs in Africa from 2015-11-20T21:20:32
Africa’s strong growth in recent years has helped improve its institutions and policies, spurring more foreign direct investment from countries like China. In this podcast, David Dollar, Senior Fel...
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Finding the Low-Carbon Road from 2015-11-19T17:53:21
World leaders will meet in Paris in December to forge a new climate deal that caps global warming at 2 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial revolution levels. But in this podcast, Nick Stern, Profes...
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Impact of Climate Change “Untenable”, Christiana Figueres from 2015-11-13T19:03:44
Climate change has been at the forefront of discussions within the development community, as world leaders prepare to present their plans to reduce carbon emissions at the United Nations summit on ...
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The Dark Side of Globalization from 2015-10-30T17:44:01
From global financial crises to cybercrime, globalization has its downsides. The director of the Oxford Martin School discusses the pitfalls of the global community’s ever closer union, and offers ...
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L’Afrique subsaharienne, Plus Faible Taux de Croissance en Six Ans from 2015-10-23T19:13:01
L’Afrique subsaharienne subit les effets de la baisse des cours des produits de base. Le dernier rapport du FMI sur les Perspectives économiques régionales prévoit que les taux de croissance de la...
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Sub-Saharan Africa, Growth Falls to Six Year Low from 2015-10-23T19:03:13
Economic activity has weakened markedly in sub-Saharan Africa, and the strong growth momentum of recent years has dissipated in several countries. The IMF’s latest Regional Economic Outlook for sub...
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Riche mais Pauvre; la République Démocratique du Congo from 2015-10-13T19:46:29
S’il est un pays qui démontre combien il est difficile de transformer les richesses minérales en croissance inclusive, c’est bien la République démocratique du Congo. Selon la dernière évaluation ...
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Rich yet Poor: The Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2015-10-13T19:23:16
If there's one country that exemplifies the difficulty in transforming mineral wealth into inclusive growth- it's the Democratic Republic of Congo. The IMF's latest annual economic assessment indic...
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Corruption Matters; Good Governance Pays from 2015-10-08T19:16:16
In development circles, governance is often a code word for corruption. But Daniel Kaufmann, president of the Natural Resource Governance Institute, says governance is much broader. In this podcast...
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Global Growth Slows Further, IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook from 2015-10-06T22:08:51
The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) shows global growth at 3.1 percent this year, down from 3.4 percent in 2014. The report says while outlooks vary from country to country, the new WEO f...
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Yanquis in Havana from 2015-09-23T20:58:20
Cuba has been out of bounds for American tourists for more than 50 years. But with the US recently restoring diplomatic relations, some say it’s just a matter of time before the floodgate opens to ...
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Sub-Saharan Africa Getting a Grip on Inflation from 2015-09-10T19:09:52
Inflation can determine a currency’s purchasing power as high inflation means rising prices. But what drives inflation differs from region to region. In this podcast we talk with Oral Williams, IMF...
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The Future of Asian Finance from 2015-09-02T16:20:42
Asia fared well throughout the global financial crisis and has since become one of the strongest economic regions in the world. But with the global economy such as it is, a new book published by th...
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Most Unequal on Earth from 2015-08-27T14:10:53
While the gap between rich and poor is widest in Latin America, research led by Nora Lustig shows it’s the only region in the world where the gap is actually narrowing. But in this podcast, Lustig ...
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Painting a Better Picture of Poverty from 2015-08-20T19:44:25
Poverty can mean different things in different countries. The creator of the “Multidimensional Poverty Index” explains how the measure is designed to expand policymakers’ understanding of poverty ...
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Domestic Reforms to Expand Trade from 2015-08-13T16:00:57
World trade has slowed in the past decade. Professor Douglas Irwin says countries need to shift from focusing on trade barriers at borders, to domestic reforms that would help entrepreneurs get the...
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Russia Feeling The Pinch of Cheaper Oil, Sanctions from 2015-08-06T16:08:04
Russia is now likely in recession with GDP growth expected to decline 3.4 percent this year, says the IMF in its annual economic assessment. Mission Chief Ernesto Ramirez Rigo, explains how Russia’...
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Building Up India's Infrastructure Capacity from 2015-07-23T21:05:22
India has invested nearly half a trillion dollars in its infrastructure over the last decade, but finding the funding for mega-projects is only half the challenge. The head of one of the country’s...
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Paying For the New Development Agenda from 2015-07-08T20:49:43
IMF board of Directors approved a package of proposals to help developing countries finance the new Sustainable Development Goals. IMF’s Sean Nolan says the package will enhance the financial safe...
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Global Trade Starts At Home from 2015-07-03T01:06:35
Increasing trade can spur growth says Mari Pangestu of Jakarta’s center for Strategic and International Studies. In this podcast Pangestu talks about how efficient, open and fair regional trade agr...
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Keeping the Glass Full in Burkina Faso from 2015-06-25T19:04:21
The IMF recently published a study on the world’s water resource management challenges. Co-author Laure Redifer says Burkina Faso is an example of how efficient water resource management can improv...
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Inequality’s Toll on Growth from 2015-06-18T15:54:08
Study by IMF Staff suggests raising income levels of the poor and middle boosts overall economic growth. Co-authors Kalpana Kochhar and Era Dabla-Norris say the wealth of the rich is not trickling ...
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Financing the New Development Goals from 2015-06-11T21:43:54
As the United Nations prepares to adopt its 17 new Sustainable Development goals in September, Florencio Abad talks about how the Philippines and other countries might find the resources required t...
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Solvency or Bust? from 2015-06-04T13:39:40
Public debt is a normal part of a government’s finances, but too much debt can have serious consequences for a country. During a seminar at the IMF-World Bank Meetings, one former head of state, w...
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Rwanda: Building from the Ashes from 2015-06-01T13:09:43
Two decades on from the genocide in which hundreds of thousands were slaughtered, the tiny east African state of Rwanda has been seeking a path to development and reconciliation. By Claver Gatete,...
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Infrastructure Investment: The Case of the U.K. from 2015-05-14T19:27:49
Over the next decade and a half , the United Kingdom will pour hundreds of billions of dollars into transport, and other infrastructure projects. One of the country’s top experts in the field says ...
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Allégement de la Dette de 1,1 Milliard de Dollars en Faveur du Tchad from 2015-05-08T12:53:51
Mauricio Villafuerte , Chef de mission pour le Tchad dit que le pays a mener à bien de remarquables réformes économiques, ce qui lui a permis d’avoir accès à un allègement de la dette dans le cadre...
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$1.1 Billion in Debt Relief for Chad from 2015-05-08T12:26:33
Mauricio Villafuerte, IMF Mission Chief for Chad says the country has made some remarkable economic reforms since 2010, paving the way for US$1.1 billion in debt relief under the Heavily Indebted P...
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Perspectives Economiques pour l’Afrique Subsaharienne from 2015-04-28T12:48:31
Selon Céline Allard, du FMI, l’Afrique subsaharienne devrait, cette année encore, enregistrer de solides résultats économiques malgré la baisse des cours des produits de base, les projections laiss...
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Sub-Saharan Africa’s Latest Economic Outlook from 2015-04-28T12:45:15
IMF’s Céline Allard says sub-Saharan Africa is set for another year of solid performance despite declining commodities, with a projected growth rate of 4.5 percent for 2015.
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Jakkie Cilliers on Fragile States from 2015-04-24T16:50:24
More Than 1 billion people live in countries affected by fragility. Fragile states are often confronted with political instability or conflict, inadequate public services, and lack of economic oppo...
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Uneven Global Economic Growth for 2015 from 2015-04-14T17:40:08
The International Monetary Fund expects the world’s economy to expand by 3.5 percent this year, but the economic picture differs across the world. The impact of the global financial crisis are sti...
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Lagarde: Prevent “New Mediocre” From Becoming “New Reality” from 2015-04-09T20:25:31
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said policymakers around the world need to work together to strengthen global economic growth.
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Delving into the World of Shadow Banks from 2015-03-26T15:25:52
A former chairman of the UK's Financial Services Industry, Adair Turner, says there’s room for non-bank lending institutions, but thoughtful regulations need be put in place. By Lord Adair Turner: ...
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Finance pour tous : Promouvoir l’Inclusion Financière en Afrique Centrale from 2015-03-19T14:28:30
Le FMI et la Banque des États de l’Afrique centrale (BEAC) organisent conjointement une conférence sur la croissance inclusive à Brazzaville, République du Congo, le 23 mars. le lien de la confére...
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Finance for All: Promoting Financial Inclusion in Central Africa from 2015-03-19T14:21:34
The IMF and the Central bank of Central African states are co-hosting a conference on Inclusive Growth, in Congo Brazzaville on March 23rd. Link to the conference: http://www.imf.org/external/np/se...
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Alun Thomas on Rwanda’s Changing Job Market from 2015-03-13T13:36:07
More Rwandans are leaving their work on the farm to start small household businesses. By Alun H. Thomas: Senior economist in the IMF’s African Department
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Ekkehard Ernst on The Shrinking Middle from 2015-02-27T22:27:05
The International Labour Organization says while the demand for highly skilled jobs is on the rise, middle-class jobs are in sharp decline.
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Building a Monetary Union in East Africa from 2015-02-26T15:40:10
The Quest for Regional Integration in the East African Community lays out all aspects of the ongoing financial integration process for Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.
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Boosting Women-Owned Businesses Key to Growth from 2015-02-23T16:31:48
Melanne Verveer, served as Ambassador-at-Large for global women’s issues under President Obama. She says more women in small and medium sized enterprises is a catalyst for growth.
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Preventing Another Plague from 2015-02-12T15:13:26
The World Bank has labeled global pandemic one of the greatest risks facing the world today, but according to one economist, preventing such a disaster is only a matter of political will.
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IMF Grants Help Ebola-hit Countries Drive Down Debt from 2015-02-05T15:28:08
The IMF will provide grants totaling $100 million to the three countries worst hit by the Ebola epidemic. Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone will use the funds to cover the cost of servicing their d...
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Economies of the Bottom Billion from 2015-01-30T15:18:43
New report on low income countries helps strengthen IMF's monitoring framework.
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Olivier Blanchard, on the State Of The World Economy from 2015-01-20T04:43:05
A conversation with IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard, where he talks about the latest downward revisions to the World Economic Outlook. Even with a boost from falling oil prices, the WEO upda...
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Olivier Blanchard, Perspectives de l'économie Mondiale from 2015-01-20T04:19:17
Entretien avec OLIVIER BLANCHARD, économiste en chef du FMI, où il parle des dernières révisions à la baisse de la Perspective Économique Mondiale. La mise à jour montre la croissance mondiale pour...
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Dirty Energy’s Human Toll from 2015-01-16T19:18:43
The burning of fossil fuels comes with many costs. Millions of people die each year from the pollution it emits. This follow up to an earlier interview with an IMF economist explores the health ri...
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Michael Spence: Inclusive Growth=Stability from 2015-01-08T20:53:37
Strong economic growth helps keep people employed and healthy, but there’s a growing sense in many countries that only the wealthiest are reaping the benefits. Nobel laureate Michael Spence says in...
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Women In The Workforce: Breaking The Barriers from 2014-12-31T14:38:20
More than half of all countries in the world have laws that restrict women from joining the workforce. The IMF says the global economy would benefit by Boosting Women’s Participation in the Labor F...
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The Cost of Antibiotic Resistance from 2014-12-23T14:53:27
Antibiotics have transformed modern medicine, but their overuse has resulted in more drug–resistant strains of bacteria. As resistance increases, people in poorer countries often can’t afford exp...
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Justin Wolfers: Policies To Bridge The Income Gap from 2014-12-18T17:27:52
Economist Justin Wolfers explains why the continued challenge of tackling income inequality should be a global priority for countries around the world and across the economic spectrum.
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South Africa’s Economic Challenges from 2014-12-11T14:18:33
South Africa can celebrate significant progress in its first 20 years of democracy, but faces the challenge of reviving a weak economy. Addressing structural constraints such as electricity shortag...
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The World According to Adam Smith from 2014-12-08T13:46:16
Despite his reputation as the father of greedy capitalism, Adam Smith did a great deal of thinking about the human condition and how to be a better, more generous person. One economist believes tha...
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Hip-Hop Economics from 2014-11-26T14:43:24
Economic ideas can be a hard pill to swallow for non-academics, and yet virtually everyone can benefit from understanding them. Economist Russ Roberts discusses how he uses stories, rap music and t...
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Data Drives Better Decisions from 2014-11-19T16:26:54
Data has gained prominence as a vital building block for making sound policy. IMF Director of Statistics, Louis Marc Ducharme talks about how the IMF is helping make data more widely available to p...
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Income Inequality can lead to Economic Instability from 2014-11-10T00:00
When the richest 85 people hold the combined wealth of 3.5 Billion poor people, economist Jose Antonio Ocampo explains that Income inequality can shift from a human rights issue to a marker of pote...
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Stop Squeezing Workers, and Step Up Investment, says ILO from 2014-11-06T14:17:07
Labor market flexibility is considered by many to be essential to an efficient market economy. But a top-level official of the ILO says there’s been an excessive focus on worker flexibility. Off ...
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Uganda-Capacity Building for Growth from 2014-10-29T20:54:45
As Uganda’s economy continues to grow, so does the need for more efficient ways of managing large development projects. The country’s finance minister says the objectives of each program must be cl...
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Arvind Subramanian, on Boosting India's Private Sector from 2014-10-23T17:11:45
Private investment is down in India, partly due to the lack of coal and electricity. India's new chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian says removing those bottlenecks is key to increasing growth.
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Unlocking Economic Growth in the Caribbean from 2014-10-20T14:00:02
Caribbean economies have been slow to recover from the global financial crisis. This week, the IMF and the government of Jamaica will host a high level forum that will discuss ways of boosting the ...
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The Long Life of Keynesian Economics from 2014-10-16T14:45:07
The work of master economist John Maynard Keynes has been key in the resolution of successive crises from the Great Depression to the recent global financial crisis. An IMF economist gives an overv...
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Strong Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa Continues from 2014-10-10T14:17:06
The IMF’s latest Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa says growth in the region is currently at 5% and will continue to rise to 5¾ in 2015. The good news is overshadowed however in coun...
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IMF’s Recipe to Escape Prolonged Slow Growth from 2014-10-09T20:44:24
The world needs more growth, and more jobs to escape the prospect of prolonged, mediocre economic future, says the head of the International Monetary Fund who laid out the prospects for the global ...
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Building Roads To Growth from 2014-10-08T13:27:03
In the current environment of slow economic growth, where conditions are right, there’s a strong case for increasing public investment, says the IMF in its latest World Economic Outlook
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IMF Forecasts Disappointing Global Growth with Uneven Recovery from 2014-10-07T19:35:49
The global economy is suffering weak and uneven growth, with countries experiencing different rates of recovery from the global financial crisis of 2008. While the economies of some advanced coun...
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Le FMI accorde $130 millions aux pays touchés par l’Ebola from 2014-09-26T19:38:04
Le Fonds monétaire international accorde $130 millions d’aide financière aux trois pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest les plus touchés par la crise de l’Ébola. Le Libéria, la Guinée et la Sierra Leone se he...
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IMF Approves $130 Million for Countries Worst Hit by Ebola from 2014-09-26T18:01:06
The International Monetary Fund is to give $130 million dollars of financial assistance to the three countries in west Africa hardest hit by the ebola crisis. Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone are ...
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Indian and Chinese Exceptionalism? from 2014-09-18T21:16:52
As the Chinese president, Xi Jinping continues his state visit to India, a leading Indian economist assesses the rapid development of these two giant economies, and suggests that the world’s most p...
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Being a Small State Isn’t Easy, But It Doesn’t Have to be Hard from 2014-08-28T14:49:39
Small states or countries with fewer than 1.5 million people have been struggling economically in recent years. An IMF economist offers an explanation and possible solutions.
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Is Africa Forging a Unique Development Path? from 2014-08-15T16:19:59
Traditionally, countries developed their economies by moving away from agriculture into manufacturing. This was then followed by growth of the service sector. But many countries in Africa are bui...
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Avoiding a Hard Landing in China from 2014-08-07T16:08:28
Chinese economic growth has been slowing in recent years. If the world’s second largest economy is to achieve sustainable, long-term growth, it needs reforms to shadow banking, local government fi...
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How Fiscal Policy Can Address Energy’s Environmental Impacts from 2014-07-31T14:33:38
Fiscal policies should be center stage in getting energy prices to reflect the harmful health and environmental side effects associated with energy use, according to a new report released by the IMF
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Firms Told: Pay Your Fair Share from 2014-07-10T16:14:57
Equality is not just about everyone getting their fair share, it’s also about everyone paying their fair share. A top NGO chief says the growing wealth gap could be reduced by tightening both domes...
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IMF Offers Free Economic Training to All from 2014-07-03T13:04:39
The International Monetary Fund has launched the first in a series of free online courses for those interested in furthering their economic education. One of the course’s instructors explains the b...
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The Rise and Rise of Shadow Banking in China from 2014-06-26T19:11:03
Shadow banking is a system of uninsured investments from non-bank institutions. It can yield very high returns, but investments come with the risk of total bust. Even though shadow banking has the...
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Africa: Future Bright, If It Does the Right Thing from 2014-06-20T20:46:20
Africa has grown faster than many other parts of the world over the last two decades, but many Africans are still not seeing the benefits. One Africa specialist suggests measures that authorities m...
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David Dollar on The Sino Shift from 2014-06-12T13:28:36
After years of double digit expansion, China’s economic growth is slowing. The world’s second largest economy expanded off the back of manufacturing, investment and exports. But, China is now loo...
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Timothy Taylor: How Economics Can Inform Moral Decisions from 2014-06-05T20:25:48
Economists are often criticized for viewing the world through the lens of costs and benefits, while ignoring the morality of an economic decision. But, while economics can’t answer moral questions,...
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More, Better Jobs to Reduce Inequality from 2014-05-29T13:55:46
Over recent decades, labor’s share of GDP has declined steadily in many countries. The International Labour Organization suggests that reforming the labor market could halt that downturn and, at t...
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Piketty: The Origins of Wealth Inequality from 2014-05-22T21:58:05
The uneven distribution of wealth is one of the most debated issues in contemporary politics and economics. In a recently published, best-selling book, Thomas Piketty, explains the historical forc...
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Rising Inequality: Not All Bad News from 2014-05-16T20:05:43
News of rising inequality is, more often than not, met with much handwringing. But, the growing gap between the super rich and the rest has also been accompanied by the lifting of millions out of ...
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Africa Set for Faster Growth from 2014-04-24T15:52:50
The future continues to look bright for sub-Saharan Africa, with robust growth expected to accelerate next year. But the IMF also warns of possible threats to the continent’s economy coming from o...
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Tax and Spending Ideas to Reduce Inequality from 2014-04-17T13:21:10
Rising inequality around the world is becoming a cause of increasing concern. The IMF is contributing to the debate by suggesting how governments might use tax and spending to reduce the gap betwe...
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Arrested Development: The Role of Agriculture from 2014-04-03T20:32:28
Why are some countries richer than others? The key may lie in the agricultural sector, says one expert, who suggests that low agricultural productivity may be keeping poor countries in a state of a...
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Man Versus Nature from 2014-03-20T18:59:20
The frequency of natural disasters has increased, and its usually poorer countries that are more affected than the developed. But IMF economists say the right policies can be soften their devastat...
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World Braced to Meet Rising Energy Needs, says BP economist from 2014-03-10T21:20:23
Over the next two decades, global energy consumption is expected to increase by more than 40 percent, according to the Chief Economist of BP, who describes some of the likely tectonic shifts in the...
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The Limits of Economics from 2014-02-24T17:51:08
Economists use models to try to make sense of economic trends and shape policies. But, since the financial meltdown of 2008, many have criticized what they see as an overreliance on these models wh...
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Unemployment Benefits: The Good and The Bad; Robert Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University from 2014-02-07T15:26:42
Unemployment benefits deter job seekers from accepting work, say critics. But do they? One expert weighs the evidence.
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Bridging Humanitarian Aid and Development from 2014-01-30T22:45:20
Traditionally, humanitarian workers and development specialists were seen as inhabiting two different worlds, but one expert calls for some joined up thinking to help the people of fragile states.
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Croissance mondiale en hausse mais des risques subsistent from 2014-01-22T16:40:15
La croissance de l’économie mondiale devrait s’accélérer cette année, selon le Fonds monétaire international. C’est ce qui ressort de la dernière mise à jour des Perspectives de l’économie mondiale...
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Global Growth on the Rise, But with Wide Regional Variations; Olivier Blanchard from 2014-01-21T17:24:55
Global growth is expected to increase this year, says the International Monetary Fund in its latest report on the health of the global economy. The IMF forecasts global growth to average 3.7 percen...
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Tackling Youth Unemployment in Africa from 2014-01-16T22:59:47
Africa is one of the fastest growing regions in the world, but the persistence of youth unemployment threatens this progress. Some see this growth without jobs as a ticking time bomb. Lamido Sanus...
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Zambia: Gains Tempered by Large Fiscal Deficit from 2014-01-09T21:50:50
Zambia has enjoyed rapid growth in recent years, but the size of its fiscal deficit looms large over its future, says the IMF in a new report on the state of this south African economy.
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We All Need to Benefit from Economic Growth from 2013-12-05T22:04:18
“A rising tide lifts all boats.” That may be true on the oceans, but it’s not always the case when it comes to economic growth. But, countries can choose to pursue economic policies that will benef...
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Emerging Markets: Future Unclear from 2013-11-22T23:02:12
After a decade of strong growth, many emerging markets have experienced an economic slowdown. Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, explains how these economies might res...
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Africa’s Middle Class Spearheads Growth from 2013-11-14T23:01:25
In a wide ranging interview, the chief economist of the African development bank gave his thoughts on the African middle class, the state of data in Africa and the continent’ stellar economic perfo...
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Slower Growth in Emerging Markets: The New Normal? from 2013-11-07T21:15:40
The recent slowing growth in emerging markets may continue for the foreseeable future says economist Tim Adams. At a recent seminar on "Emerging Markets: Restoring the Momentum", Adams suggested th...
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Afrique : maintenir le rythme from 2013-10-31T20:08:56
Dans son dernier rapport sur les perspectives économiques de l’Afrique subsaharienne, le Fonds monétaire international prévoit pour la région une croissance de 6 % en 2014, contre 5 % prévus pour c...
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Africa: Keeping Up the Pace from 2013-10-31T19:44:46
In the latest economic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa, the International Monetary Fund expects growth to reach 6% in 2014, up from the 5% expected this year. The region is benefiting from improved ...
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Protecting the World’s Water Resources from 2013-10-24T21:20:17
Water is the one resource we cannot live without. Yet, in some parts of the world, it remains inaccessible to many. To coincide with his article (http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2013/09/G...
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Nouvelle configuration de la croissance mondiale from 2013-10-17T15:32:40
Le FMI prévoit une croissance de 2,9 % de l'économie mondiale cette année, soit moins que les 3,2 % enregistrés l'année dernière. La croissance sera vraisemblablement tirée par les économies avancé...
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How to Get Faster, Stronger Growth in Central, Eastern Europe from 2013-10-17T11:01:30
Before the global financial crisis, the economies of central, eastern and southeastern Europe were expected to converge to the levels of their richer, western neighbors. But since the crisis, growt...
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The Threat of the Debt Ceiling from 2013-10-15T16:03:47
As US politicians race against the clock to avoid the United States defaulting on its debt, Martin Wolf describes what the debt ceiling is, and its implications for the global economy.
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Global Growth Patterns Shift from 2013-10-08T20:52:45
In the latest update to its World Economic Outlook, the IMF says it expects the world's economy to grow by 2.9 percent this year—below the 3.2 percent recorded last year. Growth is likely to be dri...
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South Africa: The battle for jobs, growth and equality from 2013-10-02T07:07:27
Despite its many achievements since the transition to majority rule, South Africa struggles with low growth, widespread unemployment, and sharp social tensions. The IMF says Africa’s largest econo...
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Getting to Growth in the Caribbean from 2013-09-19T20:26:14
The 26-odd countries in the Caribbean may be small, but they are facing many of the same challenges confronting larger nations. These include the need to create more jobs and ensure that any growth...
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Kenya's Economy Takes Off from 2013-09-13T17:13:31
Kenya is one of the success stories of Africa’s economic resurgence. Just a few short years after the global financial crisis caused a sharp economic downturn, the country has rebounded, and earne...
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Liberalization Boosts Growth in Myanmar from 2013-09-05T17:09:19
Myanmar has made impressive strides in opening and liberalizing the economy, boosting growth and the economic outlook, but the formerly isolated country still faces some challenges.
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Universities Boom, But New Grads Struggle from 2013-08-29T21:59:12
Economic growth in the developing world has been accompanied by massive increases in higher education enrollment. This can feed a country’s development—but it also puts new pressures on a country’s...
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The Persistence of Informal Sector Work from 2013-08-22T17:43:21
As the economies of the developing world expand, new jobs beckon. But Richard Freeman says these countries have seen a surprising persistence of informal sector jobs—which offer low pay and scant w...
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Les envois de fonds, un frein au développement? from 2013-08-01T22:07:20
Si vous faites partie de ces milliers de gens qui envoient de l'argent à leurs parents et amis à l'étranger, attention! Peut-être faites-vous autant de mal que de bien, selon un économiste du FMI. ...
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Remittances Can Act as Drag on Development from 2013-07-25T15:23:10
If you are one of the hundreds of thousands of people who send money abroad to friends and relatives, beware! You may be doing as much harm as good, suggests one IMF economist. Although these rem...
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Third World Lessons for First World Growth from 2013-07-19T14:55:38
Developed countries need to be industrious like ants, says economist, Peter Blair Henry. For years they have offered advice to developing countries on the best path to growth. They might benefit fr...
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Crise de croissance mondiale from 2013-07-09T20:31:07
La croissance de l'économie mondiale est inférieure aux prévisions, note le FMI dans son dernier rapport sur les Perspectives de l'économie mondiale. Le FMI a révisé à la baisse la croissance pour ...
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Global Growing Pains from 2013-07-09T14:24:52
The global economy is growing more slowly than expected, says the IMF in its latest assessment. It's revise growth downwards to 3.1 percent this year, and warns risks are rising in emerging markets.
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Small, Medium-sized Firms and the Jobs Market from 2013-07-03T21:48:48
Unemployment is a worry around the world, but it's a particularly pressing issue for developing countries with their growing, young population. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can be an i...
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En quête de l'or liquide from 2013-06-27T23:40:17
De nombreux pays créent des cartels à fin de contrôler le prix d'importants produits de base, dans le but de tirer le maximum de recettes, ou de protéger d'importants secteurs d'activité locaux. Ce...
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In Search of Sweet Liquid Gold from 2013-06-27T20:39:10
Many countries create cartels to control the price of important commodities because they want to maximize their income or protect key domestic industries. But the use of cartels is criticized for c...
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Africa: Credit Where it’s Due from 2013-06-20T16:20:52
When it comes to borrowing money on the international financial markets, several countries of sub-Saharan Africa can now access money at cheaper rates than some European nations. The change is hist...
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Women's Tales from Wall Street from 2013-06-14T18:09:33
Despite outnumbering men as college graduates within OECD countries, women are still underrepresented at the very top managerial levels, particularly in finance and business. In this podcast a g...
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Africa: Onwards and Upwards from 2013-06-06T16:26:50
Many of the economies of sub-Saharan Africa are performing better than much of Europe. In fact, the region has just completed one of the best decades of growth since the 1960s. This is because it h...
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African Women Need Better Jobs from 2013-05-30T20:26:38
More women in sub-Saharan Africa participate in the labor force than in any other region. But, most still face an uphill struggle to make ends meet. For them, the problem isn't finding work—it's th...
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Pourquoi votre réussite dépend de fonctionnaires bien formés from 2013-05-30T14:54:17
La réussite économique d'un pays dépend beaucoup du niveau d'éducation de sa population. Mais Rabah Arezki avance qu'une administration publique hautement éduquée est aussi cruciale pour la croissa...
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Why Educated Civil Servants Matter to Your Success from 2013-05-23T21:46:22
A country's economic success depends a lot on how educated its population is. But as Rabah Arezki argues in an article in June's issue of Finance & Development, a highly educated civil service, in ...
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Does What You Export Matter? from 2013-05-16T21:27:21
Some economists say that a country’s exports can determine its economic fate. But William Maloney rejects the idea that exports play such a critical role. He says it’s not what you export, but how ...
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Africa: Strong Growth and Bright Prospects from 2013-05-10T13:05:54
With a gradually improving outlook for the global economy, growth in sub-Saharan Africa is set to strengthen to 5.5%, according to the IMF's latest forecast for the region. But growth patterns vary...
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Afrique : croissance forte et perspectives encourageantes from 2013-05-10T13:05:46
Grâce à l'amélioration progressive des perspectives économiques mondiales, le taux de croissance devrait atteindre 5,5 % en Afrique subsaharienne, selon les dernières prévisions du FMI. Mais ce chi...
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Booms Don't Last Forever from 2013-05-07T13:58:15
In recent years, commodity prices have been riding high, and many commodity dependent countries have benefited from these high prices. But this boon is unlikely to last forever: prices may fall, an...
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Structural Change: Paving the Way for Development? from 2013-04-25T19:07:56
When a country shifts from being largely based on agrarian economy, to being based on services, or industry, it is said to have undergone structural change. This was the basis of economic developme...
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On the Road to Recovery, At Different Speeds from 2013-04-16T14:28:11
Although global growth is expected to reach 3.3% this year, and 4% in 2014, the health of the world's economy is mixed. Olivier Blanchard, Chief Economist at the IMF explains that although the wors...
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Sur le chemin de la reprise from 2013-04-16T14:28:05
Bien qu'une croissance mondiale de 3,3 % soit prévue cette année, et de 4 % en 2014, la santé de l'économie mondiale est mitigée. Blanchard, économiste en chef au FMI, explique que, si nous avons p...
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Breaking Through the Low-Income Ceiling from 2013-04-10T21:08:48
In the last two decades, many low-income countries have experienced economic take off. But in the 60s and 70s, many of these same countries already boasted robust economic performances, until it al...
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De l'agriculture à l'industrie et au-delà from 2013-04-04T21:38:57
Dans le processus de développement, les pays subissent des changements structurels. Autrement dit, leurs priorités économiques évoluent d'un secteur à l'autre. Ils diversifient leurs produits, favo...
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How to Become Capable of Growth from 2013-04-04T19:54:45
When you want to get a better job or achieve personal development, you might choose to increase your skills. This might mean learning something new, or acquiring more education. It's the same with ...
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Reforming Energy Subsidies in Africa from 2013-03-27T19:22:44
In many countries, governments often subsidize the energy sector keeping the price of power lower than it might otherwise be. The aim is to protect the poor by keeping prices low. But, a new study ...
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Réformer les subventions énergétiques en Afrique from 2013-03-27T19:22:35
Les subventions énergétiques jouent un rôle important dans de nombreuses régions du monde. Elles peuvent aider les pauvres en facilitant leur accès à l'énergie. Toutefois, une nouvelle étude du FMI...
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Domestic Integration Before Globalization from 2013-03-26T22:07:25
Supporters of globalization say that globalization creates growth by encouraging people and countries to interact and trade with each other across national borders. But, has the focus on internatio...
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A Short History of Debt from 2013-03-15T14:37:48
Sub-Saharan economies might be performing well now, but not so long ago, they were mired in debt. During the 70's, many of them borrowed money to unsustainable levels and found themselves unable to...
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Une brève histoire de la dette from 2013-03-14T22:07:51
Les pays d'Afrique subsaharienne enregistrent de bons résultats aujourd'hui, mais il n'y a pas si longtemps, ils étaient surendettés. Dans les années 70, beaucoup d'entre eux ont emprunté dans des ...
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Spreading the Wealth from 2013-03-14T21:07:42
Mozambique has had one of highest growth rates in Sub-Saharan Africa over the past two decades. But the increased riches aren't being enjoyed by all. The government is now aiming for "inclusive gro...
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Caribbean Union Faces Similar Challenges to Euro Area from 2013-03-07T16:23:37
The euro area may be the world's largest and most well-known regional currency union, but the Eastern Caribbean Economic and Currency Union is an interesting microcosm of its larger European counte...
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Revealing the Secrets of Bretton Woods from 2013-03-01T22:23:41
The 1944 Bretton Woods conference laid the foundations of the modern international monetary system, but little was known about the exact proceedings of that historic gathering, until now. A U.S. tr...
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Reducing Inequality Through Tax and Spending from 2013-02-25T22:38:45
Fiscal policy—or the way a government taxes, spends and borrows money—can have a huge impact on reducing inequality. But according to a recent IMF study, that impact has been shrinking over the pas...
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Fortifier les états fragiles from 2013-02-15T20:38:29
Un état est considéré fragile lorsqu'il souffre d'instabilité politique et économique, de pauvreté, qu'il se prête au trafic humain, qu'il est ravagé par les maladies ou qu'il subit tous ces fléaux...
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Fixing Fragile States from 2013-02-08T21:38:02
The features of a fragile state can include political and economic instability, poverty, civil disorder, terrorism, human trafficking, disease, or all of these. But how to identify a fragile state,...
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Technology, Education, and Growing Inequality from 2013-01-31T23:07:51
Over the past several decades, advanced economies, especially the United States, have seen a striking rise in inequality. David Autor of MIT, argues that trend is driven by rapidly developing techn...
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Modest Growth Pickup in 2013, says IMF Chief Economist from 2013-01-23T22:23:12
The global economy is set to strengthen gradually in 2013, but risks remain. In the latest update to its World Economic Outlook, the IMF projects growth will be 3.5% this year. In this podcast, the...
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Légère accélération de la croissance en 2013, selon le FMI from 2013-01-23T22:23:05
Dans le dernier rapport sur les Perspectives de l'économie mondiale, le FMI prévoit une croissance de 3,5 % cette année. Dans ce podcast, Mr. Blanchard explique qu'en dépit de l'amélioration des pe...
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Global Economy Avoids Collapse, but Reforms Still Needed from 2013-01-23T22:22:57
World leaders have avoided a collapse of the global economy, but they must now follow through with reforms to avoid a relapse into crisis, says Christine Lagarde, the head of the IMF.
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Afrique : s'affranchir de la dépendance des matières premières from 2013-01-23T22:22:51
Durant ces dernières années, l'évolution en dents de scie des cours des matières premières a porté atteinte à de nombreuses régions, et notamment à l'Afrique subsaharienne. Le sort des pays de la r...
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Acemoglu : l'inclusion est essentielle à la croissance from 2013-01-10T17:22:17
Selon Acemoglu, la pauvreté ou la prospérité d'une nation sont sans doute autant l'affaire de la politique que de l'économie. Il avance que les pays plus démocratiques dotés d'institutions politiqu...
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Social Safety Nets at Work: the Case of Burkina Faso from 2013-01-08T22:15:14
In the second part of our series on social safety nets in sub-Saharan Africa, we look at practice on the ground. In Burkina Faso, the IMF is working with the government to develop targeted welfare ...
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Getting the World Back to Work from 2013-01-08T22:15:11
Globally, over 200 million people are unemployed, according to the IMF. Many European markets and emerging markets are suffering double-digit jobless rates, and youth and long-term unemployment ar...
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Social Safety Nets Sustain Growth in Africa from 2013-01-08T22:15:08
Social safety nets aren't just charitable handouts, they're an essential way to ensure growth is sustainable, says the IMF. Safety nets range from cash transfers through health care, to public work...
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Africa: Beyond Commodity Dependence from 2013-01-08T22:15:02
The volatility and price spikes of raw commodities has affected many regions in recent years—sub-Saharan Africa among them. This is because the price of a commodity can make or break the health of ...
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Inclusiveness Essential to Growth, says Acemoglu from 2013-01-08T22:15
A nation's poverty or prosperity may have as much to do with politics as economics, says Daron Acemoglu. He argues that more democratic countries with inclusive political institutions create sustai...
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Policies Which Destroy Growth from 2013-01-08T22:14:55
Underdevelopment has often been blamed on bad policies adopted by national governments. Augustin Fosu has identified four such policies which he believes have been the cause of inefficiency, overr...
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Africa: From Agriculture To Services from 2013-01-08T22:14:51
In the last two decades, growth has accelerated significantly in most of sub-Saharan Africa. Researchers at the IMF have been exploring whether this high growth has also led to, what economists des...
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Slave Trade Leaves Economic Legacy from 2013-01-08T22:14:48
Decades after the end of colonial rule in Africa, and more than one hundred years after the official end of the slave trade in the US, the continent remains among the least-developed regions of the...
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La résilience des pays en développement from 2013-01-08T22:14:34
Les pays émergents et en développement ont remarquablement résisté au récent marasme économique. De la crise asiatique des années 1990 à la crise de 2008, ils ont vite rebondi, prenant même de l'es...
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Utiliser les impôts pour réduire les inégalités from 2013-01-08T22:14:07
La crise financière mondiale a mis en évidence l'augmentation des inégalités de revenus dans le monde. Thomas Piketty a étudié cette disparité croissante ces dernières années et plaide en faveur d'...
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Endiguer la volatilité des prix from 2013-01-08T22:13:55
Devant la recrudescence de la hausse des prix des produits alimentaires et pétroliers, Samya Beidas-Strom, économiste au FMI, montre que la volatilité de ces prix peut être atténuée.
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Managing Oil Wealth in Africa from 2013-01-08T22:13:51
Despite their oil wealth, the countries of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community still struggle with the "Resource Curse". Sharmini Coorey, Director of the IMF's Institute of Capacity...
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Towards a rebalancing of the Chinese Economy? from 2013-01-08T22:13:48
China's current account surplus has declined dramatically over recent years. Many economists believe this signals a much needed rebalancing of the world's second largest economy toward domestic sou...
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Understanding Financial Crises from 2013-01-08T22:13:39
Financial crises have been with us for hundreds of years. From the currency crisis of the Roman Empire to more recent events such as the 2008 financial meltdown, financial crises have been pervasiv...
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L’intégration économique mondiale selon Kemal Dervis from 2013-01-08T22:13:31
Selon Kemal Dervis, trois tendances fondamentales sont aujourd’hui à l’œuvre au sein de l’économie mondiale : la convergence de la croissance des économies émergentes et avancées, l’interdépendance...
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Overcoming the Natural Resource Curse from 2013-01-08T22:13:07
Historically, countries that are rich in mineral and commodity resources, like oil, copper or coffee, for example, have had lower rates of growth compared to nations which don't enjoy those advanta...
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A New Course for Malawi from 2013-01-08T22:12:46
After a period of high growth between 2007 and 2010, Malawi's economic situation took a turn for the worst. Between 2010 and 2011, growth fell two percent from 6 and a half percent. But since April...
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Un nouveau cap pour le Malawi from 2013-01-08T22:12:45
Après une période de forte croissance entre 2007 et 2010, la situation économique du Malawi s'est détériorée. Le taux de croissance qui se situait à 6,5 % en 2010 a perdu 2 points en 2011. Cependan...
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L'economie chinoise ralentit from 2013-01-08T22:12:36
La croissance de l'économie chinoise se modère, mais cela n'est pas nécessairement négatif. Le FMI dresse un bilan de la deuxième économie de la planète.
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Global Downturn Contributes to China Slowdown from 2013-01-08T22:12:25
China's growth is moderating, but it's not all bad. The IMF's most recent thinking on the world's second largest economy.
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Briser le cycle du sous-développement from 2013-01-08T22:12:20
L'Afrique subsaharienne a parcouru un chemin considérable. Il y a une dizaine d'années, d'aucuns parlaient d'un «continent sans espoir». Aujourd'hui, de nombreux observateurs soulignent la montée e...
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Breaking the Cycle from 2013-01-08T22:12:14
Sub-Saharan Africa has come a long way. Ten years ago, it was labeled the "hopeless continent" by one leading publication, but today, Africa is considered by many as a rising power. In this podcast...
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Le déclin des classes moyennes from 2013-01-08T22:12:11
Face aux inégalités qui ne cessent de se creuser, il est courant de ne voir que les extrêmes de l'échelle salariale : les grandes fortunes et les gens qui peinent à survivre. Raghuram Rajan, ancien...
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The Missing Middle from 2013-01-08T22:12:06
As the trend towards increasing inequality continues, most attention is focused at the extremes: those who are paid at the top of the pay scale, and others who only manage to scrape by. But a forme...
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New Rules for Everyday Foodies from 2013-01-08T22:12:03
How to find the best tortillas while traveling in Mexico? Why is American food so bad today? Is agribusiness good for the global economy? Prolific author, blogger and economist Tyler Cowen takes on...
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Allégement de dette en faveur de la Côte d'Ivoire from 2013-01-08T22:11:57
La Côte d'Ivoire vient de se voir accorder un allégement de dette de plus de sept milliards de dollars. Cela représente plus de 60 % de la dette extérieure du pays et ouvre des perspectives plus vi...
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Debt Relief for Côte d'Ivoire from 2013-01-08T22:11:53
Côte d'Ivoire has been granted over seven billion dollars in debt relief. This represents more than 60 percent of the country's external debt, and will help create a more sustainable future.
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The Moral Limits of Markets from 2013-01-08T22:11:48
In California, a prisoner can pay to upgrade his cell, women are paid to carry a pregnancy, businesses pay to advertise on people's bodies. Is this moral? Sandal believes we need to prevent market ...
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Reforming the Economic System from 2013-01-08T22:11:46
Martin Wolf, columnist for the Financial Times and contributor to the Occupy Handbook, explains the challenges to reforming the economic system.
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The Quest for Secure Energy from 2013-01-08T22:11:38
From the jammed streets of Beijing, China, to the conflicts in the Mideast and on Capital Hill, the quest to secure energy supplies has shaped global politics and economics, says one of the world’s...
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L’obsession du pouvoir aux dépens de la croissance from 2013-01-08T22:11:30
Pourquoi certains pays sont-ils riches et d’autres, pauvres? Pour James Robinson, la richesse d’un pays est liée avant tout à la mesure dans laquelle le citoyen moyen a la possibilité de bénéficier...
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Grabbing Power, Endangering Growth from 2013-01-08T22:11:21
Why are some countries rich and others poor? James Robinson argues that the wealth of a country is most closely tied to how far the average person is able to share in its overall economic growth. B...
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Global Economy Learns to Absorb Oil Price Hikes from 2013-01-08T22:11:17
Over the past decade, oil prices have increased fourfold, reaching levels only seen in the 1970’s. But the global economy has been resilient in the face of these spikes. Jorg Decressin of the IMF r...
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Comment absorber les envolées des cours du pétrole from 2013-01-08T22:11:13
Durant la dernière décennie, les cours du pétrole ont quadruplé, atteignant des niveaux jamais vus depuis les années 70. L’économie mondiale s’est toutefois montrée résiliente face à l’envolée des ...
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Nouveau départ pour la Guinée from 2013-01-08T22:11:10
Après une longue période de troubles sociaux, la Guinée renoue avec la stabilité politique. Selon le FMI, en 2012 le taux de croissance du PIB devrait se situer à 4,7 %. Malgré des perspectives fav...
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The Vicious Circle of Inequality from 2013-01-08T22:11:04
In the June issue of Finance and Development we review "The Occupy Handbook". In this podcast, one of the contributors to the book explains why inequality is at the heart of the global crisis.
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Malgré les incertitudes mondiales, l’Afrique maintient sa croissance from 2013-01-08T22:11:03
Dans la dernière édition des Perspectives économiques régionales pour l’Afrique subsaharienne, le FMI explique la solide croissance que connaît la région par le fait qu’elle soit relativement isolé...
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Africa Sustains Growth Despite Global Uncertainty from 2013-01-08T22:10:56
Despite the weaker global economic environment, sub-Saharan Africa is expected to continue growing strongly in 2012, according to the IMF. In its latest Regional Economic Outlook for Africa, the IM...
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Foreign Investment Boosts Growth from 2013-01-08T22:10:53
Foreign Direct investment has been booming globally. In 2007 it reached a peak of $2 trillion. Money from Brazil, Russia, India and China to low-income countries—especially those in Sub-Saharan Afr...
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La Côte d'Ivoire après la crise from 2013-01-08T22:10:48
Après des années de conflit, la plus grande économie d'Afrique de l'Ouest se tourne vers l'avenir avec des politiques revigorées. Entretien avec Charles Koffi Diby, Ministre des finances.
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Les perspectives d'avenir du Burkina Faso from 2013-01-08T22:10:45
Après une tumultueuse année , le Burkina Faso doit maintenant affronter les retombées humanitaires du conflit malien sur son territoire, ainsi qu’une une légère crise alimentaire tout en naviguant ...
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Okonjo-Iweala on Reforms for African Growth from 2013-01-08T22:10:39
Nigeria's charismatic finance minister talks about Nigeria's vigorous growth, the reforms Africa needs to continue powering ahead, and that failed bid for the World Bank presidency.
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Analyzing Risks to the World Economy from 2013-01-08T22:10:14
Last week, to coincide with the IMF's regular World Economic Outlook, we reported on the slowly improving prospects for the global economy. This week we look beyond the headlines and analyze how a...
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View from the Ground at the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings from 2013-01-08T22:09:55
Earlier this week, we heard from IMF experts about their expectations for the world economy. Now, with the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in full gear, we asked journalists from around the world fo...
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Timid Global Recovery Faces Threats from 2013-01-08T22:09:42
The global economy has entered a "timid" recovery but still faces high risks, with some dark clouds on the horizon, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said at the IMF/World Bank Spring Meeting...
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Embellie des perspectives mondiales, mais des risques subsistent from 2013-01-08T22:09:35
Les perspectives de l'économie mondiale s'améliorent lentement, mais une autre crise en Europe ou une montée en flèche des cours du brut pourrait compromettre une reprise mondiale fragile, déclare ...
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Global Outlook Brighter, But Risks Remain from 2013-01-08T22:09:16
Prospects for the global economy are slowly improving, but another crisis in Europe, or a spike in oil prices could undermine the fragile global recovery, warns Olivier Blanchard, Chief Economist o...
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La croissance des investissements chinois en Afrique from 2013-01-08T22:09:15
Les investissements chinois en Afrique subsaharienne ont été en hausse ces dernières années, culminant en 2008 à plus de 5 milliards de dollars. Bien que non sans controverse, leur expansion a un e...
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Finance and the Good Society from 2013-01-08T22:08:52
Many blame the financial sector for the current economic downturn, but in his new book, Robert Shiller aims to change our way of thinking about the much maligned industry.
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Growing Chinese Investment in Africa from 2013-01-08T22:08:52
Chinese investment in Sub-Saharan Africa has been on the rise in recent years, peaking in 2008 at more than $5 billion dollars. Although not without some controversy, the increasing investment is h...
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Aide extérieure et envois de fonds, vecteurs de croissance from 2013-01-08T22:08:31
Les envois de fonds jouent un rôle de plus en plus important dans le financement des pays en développement. Comment donc mettre en valeur l’argent envoyé par les travailleurs migrants pour combattr...
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Remittances and Foreign Aid for Growth from 2013-01-08T22:08:04
Remittances have become an increasingly important source of financing in the developing world. So how can money sent home by migrant workers best be used in the fight against global poverty?
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Une union sans cesse plus étroite from 2013-01-08T22:07:33
Malgré les retombées de la crise de la dette européenne, les troubles en Côte d’Ivoire et une grave sécheresse au Sahel, tout porte à croire que l’Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine (UEM...
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An Ever Closer Union from 2013-01-08T22:07:02
Despite struggling with the effects of the European debt crisis, political turmoil in Cote d'Ivoire and a severe drought in the Sahel, the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) promises ...
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IMF Deputy Managing Director Min Zhu on Pacific Challenges from 2013-01-08T22:06:50
Ahead of a conference jointly hosted by IMF and the government of Samoa in Apia on March 23, IMF Deputy Managing Director Min Zhu talks about how the Pacific region can promote inclusive growth and...
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How to Avoid Natural Resources Pitfalls from 2013-01-08T22:06:39
Over the last few years, many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have benefited from the rise in commodity prices. But being wealthy in natural resources brings its own problems. The IMF is to host a ...
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Eviter les pièges de l’exploitation des ressources naturelles from 2013-01-08T22:06:29
Ces dernières années, beaucoup de pays subsahariens ont profité de la hausse des cours des produits de base. Mais l'abondance de ressources naturelles apporte ses propres problèmes. Le FMI organis...
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Famine au Sahel from 2013-01-08T22:06:21
La famine est un problème chronique du Sahel, mais la sécheresse qui sévit actuellement a anéanti les cultures et aggravé la situation alimentaire. Des millions de personnes sont menacées. La commu...
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Hunger in the Sahel from 2013-01-08T22:06:14
Hunger is a chronic problem in the Sahel. But now a widespread drought has wiped out crops and made the food situation worse. Millions are at risk. Is the international community taking enough notice?
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Les investissements étrangers dopent la croissance from 2013-01-08T22:06:07
Au niveau mondial, les investissements directs étrangers explosent. En 2007, ils se sont envolés à 2 billions de dollars EU. Les investissements des nations BRICS dans les pays à faible revenu se ...
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Drowning in Debt from 2013-01-08T22:05:59
To coincide with the release of March’s Finance & Development, we interview one of the contributors to this quarter’s magazine, Philip Coggan. In a new book, Coggan argues that the extraordinary ri...
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Fostering Economic Integration in East Africa from 2013-01-08T22:05:51
As the East African Community considers an ever closer union, the EAC and the International Monetary Fund co-host a conference to draw lessons from the turmoil in the euro area.
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La riposte à une crise alimentaire from 2013-01-08T22:05:43
Une nouvelle crise s’annonce dans une région depuis longtemps soumise aux pénuries alimentaires. La sécheresse fait resurgir le spectre de la faim pour des millions d’habitants du Sahel. L’un des p...
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Keeping Up Growth in the East African Community from 2013-01-08T22:05:37
Over the last decade, the East African Community has enjoyed some of the fastest growth rates in the world. To continue on its growth path, IMF economists suggest the region can learn lessons from ...
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Le financement des infrastructures en Afrique from 2013-01-08T22:05:29
À l’échelle mondiale, les pays africains sont probablement parmi les moins biens lotis en matière d’infrastructure. Pendant de longues décennies, les gouvernements de la région manquaient d’options...
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In the Face of a Food Crisis from 2013-01-08T22:05:16
A drought is threatening to bring hunger to millions of people in the Sahel—a belt of grassland and savanna running across Africa under the Sahara desert. We look at how one country, Mali, is copin...
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Paying for Infrastructure in Africa from 2013-01-08T22:05:08
Africans suffer some of the weakest infrastructure in the world—a reality holding the continent back from further growth and prosperity. For decades, governments in the region had few options for f...
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Notations des agences: Faut-il s’y fier? from 2013-01-08T22:04:57
Depuis l’éclatement de la crise financière mondiale, les agences de notation ne cessent d’être vouées aux gémonies. De fait, la commission d’enquête mise en place aux États-Unis pour élucider les c...
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Postcard from Poland from 2013-01-08T22:04:41
Poland was granted a precautionary loan under the IMF's Flexible Credit Line in 2010 but hasn't needed to draw on the funds. How did Poland manage to weather the global crisis with some of the high...
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Le FMI revoit ses prévisions de croissance mondiale from 2013-01-08T22:04:15
Le FMI a sensiblement révisé à la baisse ses prévisions de croissance mondiale pour cette année. Lors d'une entrevue marquant la mise à jour des Perspectives de l'économie mondiale, Olivier Blancha...
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IMF Marks Down Global Growth Forecast from 2013-01-08T22:04:09
The International Monetary Fund has sharply cut its forecast for world growth this year. In an interview to mark the publication of an update to its World Economic Outlook, the Chief Economist to t...
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La lutte contre la corruption from 2013-01-08T22:03:59
La corruption est omniprésente dans le monde, mais elle touche les pays en développement de façon disproportionnée. Un économiste du FMI souligne le rôle que joue l'ordre politique et précise que c...
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The Battle against Corruption from 2013-01-08T22:03:41
Corruption exists the world over, but it affects developing countries disproportionately. One economist points to the role played by the political order. He says some systems of government are bett...
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Doing Business in Kenya from 2013-01-08T22:03:34
Kenya, one of Africa's most dynamic economies, has been powered by a boom in the Information Technology sector. Kariuku Gathitu is a young Kenyan entrepreneur and founder of a software company spec...
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Faire des affaires au Kenya from 2013-01-08T22:03:22
Le Kenya, l'une des économies les plus dynamiques d'Afrique, bénéficie de l'essor des technologies de l'information. Kariuku Gathito, jeune entrepreneur kenyan, est le fondateur de Zege Technologie...
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African Growth Hanging in the Balance from 2013-01-08T22:03:15
Most African countries are expected to continue growing in 2012. But grim economic prospects in many parts of the world threaten this positive outlook. Roger Nord of the IMF's African Department id...
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La croissance africaine face aux incertitudes mondiales from 2013-01-08T22:03:07
La plupart des pays africains devraient se maintenir sur la voie de la croissance en 2012. Cependant, les sombres nuages qui pèsent sur l'économie mondiale menacent ces bonnes perspectives. Roger N...
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The IMF and the Stormy Decade from 2013-01-08T22:02:52
The 1990s was a momentous time for the IMF. The organization oversaw the transition of many former Eastern bloc countries into market economies, played an important role in the aftermath of major c...
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Preventing Famine from 2013-01-08T22:02:38
After the dire food shortages, almost 25 years ago in Ethiopia, American aid helped implement an early warning system aimed at forecasting likely food emergencies. So why wasn't the Horn of Africa ...
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Prévenir la famine from 2013-01-08T22:02:28
Suite aux famines qui avaient ravagé l'Éthiopie il y a près de 30 ans, la coopération américaine avait aidé à mettre en place un système d'alerte avancée pour détecter les risques de pénurie alimen...
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La Directrice générale du FMI se rend en Afrique from 2013-01-08T22:02:17
Christine Lagarde se prépare à effectuer son premier déplacement en Afrique en qualité de Directrice générale du FMI. Dans ce podcast, elle explique l’objectif de sa visite au Nigéria et au Niger, ...
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IMF Chief Travels to Africa from 2013-01-08T22:02:11
Christine Lagarde is set to visit Africa for the first time since her appointment as Managing Director of the IMF. In this podcast, she explains the purpose of her trip to Nigeria and Niger and the...
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Unequal = Indebted from 2013-01-08T22:02:04
For the last three decades, in many countries, the rich have become ever richer, while the vast majority have seen their incomes stagnate. This increasing income inequality has been coupled with ev...
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Qui dit inégalité, dit endettement from 2013-01-08T22:01:51
Depuis une trentaine d'années, dans beaucoup de pays, les riches deviennent encore plus riches, tandis que les revenus de la grande majorité des ménages ne bougent pas. Cette aggravation des inégal...
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Growing Together from 2013-01-08T22:01:43
Does economic growth improve life for all? Many economists are coming to the conclusion that rather than simply growing the economic pie, we need to consider how the economic pie is shared. So how ...
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La Chine s'éveille from 2013-01-08T22:01:34
La Chine talonne les États-Unis pour la place de première puissance économique mondiale. L'économie chinoise pourrait dépasser l'économie américaine en un peu moins de dix ans, d'après Arvind Subra...
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La croissance est l'affaire de tous from 2013-01-08T22:01:24
L'essor de l'activité économique profite-t-il à tous? De nombreux économistes parviennent maintenant à la conclusion qu'il est en fait dans l'intérêt d'un pays de promouvoir une croissance solidaire.
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China Rising from 2013-01-08T22:01:16
China is swiftly closing in on the United States as the world's largest economy. The Asian nation's growth rate is several times that of the US, and China's economy could be the world's largest wit...
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More Inequality, Less Growth from 2013-01-08T22:01:06
Over the last three decades, in many parts of the world, the rich have got much richer, while just about everyone else has had very modest income growth. In this podcast, two IMF economists warn th...
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Keynes: The Man, The Message from 2013-01-08T22:00:57
To coincide with the release of her new book, "Grand Pursuit: the Story of Economic Genius", reviewed in this December's "Finance and Development" magazine, we interview author Sylvia Nasar and his...
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Banerjee: Voyons au-delà de l'agriculture from 2013-01-08T22:00:43
Durant ces derniers mois les cours des produits de base sont montés en flèche et beaucoup de pays en développement ont eu du mal à s'approvisionner pour nourrir leur population. Que peuvent faire l...
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Banerjee: Moving Beyond Agriculture from 2013-01-08T22:00:24
In recent months, the cost of basic staples has increased sharply, leaving many low-income countries struggling to buy food for their populations. What can poor countries can do to protect their pe...
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Politique et bonne gestion des ressources naturelles from 2013-01-08T22:00:12
De nombreux écueils économiques vont de pair avec l'abondance de ressources naturelles dans un pays : hyperinflation, «syndrome hollandais» ou volatilité des cours des produits de base. Mais il y a...
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Stiglitz: Pour une croissance solidaire from 2013-01-08T22:00:05
Voici plus d’un demi-siècle, que le produit intérieur brut sert de principal indicateur du progrès d’un pays. Or, selon Joseph Stiglitz, le PIB ne rend pas compte du bien-être général. Le prix Nobe...
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Combating Youth Unemployment in Africa from 2013-01-08T21:59:43
Since the global financial crisis, youth unemployment has risen rapidly. Worldwide, the rate of unemployment among people aged 15–24 years old, stands at over 13 percent, according to the Internati...
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Promoting Growth-for-All from 2013-01-08T21:59:18
Over the last decade, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have experienced much higher growth than in the past. But have those gains been shared equally by all? Two Fund economists discuss how far...
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Promouvoir une croissance inclusive from 2013-01-08T21:59:05
Depuis une dizaine d'années, de nombreux pays d'Afrique subsaharienne connaissent une croissance plus dynamique que par le passé. Mais les fruits de cette croissance sont-ils partagés équitablement...
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Africa: Steady Growth, with Threat of Faster Inflation from 2013-01-08T21:58:16
The IMF is optimistic about the prospects for Sub-Saharan Africa, and expects regional growth to be around 5 percent in the coming year. But commodity price swings, inflation and the risk of a glob...
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Afrique : Croissance soutenue et risque de poussée inflationniste from 2013-01-08T21:58:06
Le FMI voit avec optimisme les perspectives de l'Afrique subsaharienne et prévoit un taux de croissance d'environ 5 % pour l'année prochaine. Les fluctuations des cours des matières premières, l'in...
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IMF Opens New Technical Center from 2013-01-08T21:57:59
The IMF has opened a new technical assistance center in Mauritius which will allow member countries in southern Africa to leverage IMF know-how. The opening of "Afritac" is in response to growing d...
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Politics and Good Management of Natural Wealth from 2013-01-08T21:57:19
There are many economic pitfalls associated with being a resource-rich country: high inflation, Dutch disease, and volatile commodity prices, to name a few. But there are also political dangers. A ...
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Ghana : Partager la manne pétrolière from 2013-01-08T21:56:44
La découverte de pétrole au large du Ghana en 2007 avait soulevé un vent d'optimisme dans le pays. Mais le Ghana était également déterminé à ne pas devenir la proie de la corruption et des conflits...
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Ghana: Sharing Out the Oil Wealth from 2013-01-08T21:56:37
The discovery of oil off the coast of Ghana back in 2007 was met with joy in the country. But Ghana was also determined not to fall victim to the corruption and conflict which has bedeviled other o...
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Stiglitz: Why We Need Inclusive Growth from 2013-01-08T21:56:22
For over half a century, gross domestic product has been used as the single most important measure of a country's progress. But, according to Joseph Stiglitz, GDP fails to reflect a nation's overal...
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Comment atteindre l'égalité des revenus dans les pays pauvres ? from 2013-01-08T21:56:10
L'inégalité des revenus reste élevée dans les pays émergents et ceux à faibles revenus. La dépendance à quelques matières premières tend à exacerber cette inégalité. Francois Bourguignon nous expli...
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World Food Program Head on Horn of Africa Famine from 2013-01-08T21:55:36
Severe droughts, combined with an increase in the global prices for basic staples, have led to desperate food shortages in the Horn of Africa. In this podcast, Josette Sheeran, the head of the Unit...
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Paul Collier on Undoing the Resource Curse from 2013-01-08T21:55:16
Low-income countries rich in natural resources have performed worse economically than might be expected, falling prey to conflict, corruption, or overdependence on that resource. Paul Collier, a le...
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La lutte contre le chômage des jeunes en Afrique from 2013-01-08T21:55:07
Selon l'Organisation internationale du travail, le taux de chômage global parmi les jeunes de 15 à 24 est de plus de 13 %. En Afrique, le chômage et le sous-emploi sont particulièrement aigus. Dans...
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Helping Poor Countries Tackle Commodity Price Volatility from 2013-01-08T21:54:54
In recent years, commodity prices have surged and fallen dramatically. To try and help low-income countries who have been hit hard by this volatility, the IMF has developed a new tool to anticipate...
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Aider les pays pauvres à faire face à la volatilité des prix from 2013-01-08T21:54:45
Ces dernières années, le prix des matières premières a des airs de montagnes russes: il monte à des niveaux record avant de retomber brutalement. Récemment, le FMI a développé un nouvel outil qui p...
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Managing the Pain of Fiscal Consolidation from 2013-01-08T21:54:32
After years of falling tax revenues and increasing spending, governments are now facing the prospect of having to slash, often record, deficits
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Harnessing Diasporas from 2013-01-08T21:54:14
Dilip Ratha, a leading economist on migration, looks at the contribution made by overseas Africans.
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Le FMI et la lutte contre le blanchiment de capitaux from 2013-01-08T21:53:20
Chaque année, des milliards de dollars provenant d’activités délictueuses sont «blanchis».
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IMF Responds to Horn of Africa Disaster from 2013-01-08T21:53:09
Severe droughts are gripping the Horn of Africa, leaving millions needing emergency assistance. Antoinette Sayeh, director of the Africa Department at the IMF, speaks about the Fund's response to t...
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La réponse du FMI à la crise dans la Corne de l'Afrique from 2013-01-08T21:53
De graves sécheresses ont saisi la Corne de l'Afrique, laissant des millions de personnes en grave besoin d'assistance. Masood Ahmed, directeur régional au FMI, parle de la réponse du FMI face à ce...
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