In this March 27, 2020 photo, an exterior view of the building of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with the IMG logo, is seen in Washington, DC. (Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) TOKYO - Asian economies must be mindful of spillover risks as a decade of unconventional easing policies by ...
Arezki, Rabah, Marc Quintyn, and Frederik Toscani (2012). "Structural Reforms, IMF Programs, and Capacity Building: An Empirical Investigation." IMF working paper, WP/ 12/232. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund.Arezki, R., M. Quintyn and F. Toscani. 2012a. `Structural Reforms, ...
The seal of the International Monetary Fund is at the headquarters building in Washington, DC, April 12, 2024, ahead of the IMF/World Bank 2024 Spring Meetings. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Nine European countries protested on Friday against the International Monetary Fund's plans to ...
The seal of the International Monetary Fund(IMF) is seen outside of the headquarters building in Washington, DC on April 8, 2019. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images DAVOS, Switzerland — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has become less optimistic about global growth, warning that the outl...
he worked as an economist in the IMF’s Office of Risk Management, building risk management tools and monitoring core risks faced by the IMF. He earned his Ph.D. in economics from Rice University; he also holds bache...
buildingfiscalbuffers.The2024budgetexpectstomaintainafiscalsurplusatthecentral governmentlevelofabout¾percentofGDP.Thefiscalstanceasoutlinedinthe2024budgetis appropriate,givensolidgrowthandtheneedforsavingstocoverthedeficitexpectedinthesocial securitysystem(pensions).Overthemediumterm,staff’sbaselineprojections,based...
The inflation surge has clearly been a surprise from the perspective of pre-crisis policy frameworks, especially for AEs. The building blocks of pre-crisis policy frameworks in AEs included the widely held view that the Phillips curve was extremely flat, and that the equilibrium real interest rate...
Focusing on large projects rather than local initiatives.Some critics claim that World Bank loans give preference to “large infrastructure projects like building dams and electric plants over projects that would benefit the poor, such as education and basic health care.” The projects often destroy ...
Washington,DC–February4,2025:OnJanuary24,2025,theExecutiveBoardofthe InternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)concludedthe2024ArticleIVconsultation1withCzech Republicandendorsedthestaffappraisalonalapse-of-timebasiswithoutameeting. Afteraperiodofstagnation,growthhaspickedupsincelate2023,buttherecoveryhasbeen ...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters building is seen in Washington, DC. Yuri Gripas | Getty Images It was founded in 1945 following a United Nations conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. The 44 nations attending the conference conceived of the Fund as an economic cooperative...