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IMF Podcasts: The Year in Review

IMFBlog2021-12-23T12:45:56-05:00December 21, 2021|

The past year has brought us new challenges even as the old ones persist. If anything, the ongoing pandemic has taught us to think differently about tackling the challenges and questions we currently face when it comes to big issues like climate change, gender equality, inflation and economic measurement.

Food Inflation in Sub-Saharan Africa

IMFBlog2021-12-06T16:47:33-05:00December 6, 2021|

Inflation is rising around the world. In sub-Saharan Africa, one item is driving the trend more than others: food prices. Food accounts for roughly 40 percent of the region’s consumption basket—a measure of goods and services used to measure consumer price index (CPI) inflation.

How Domestic Violence is a Threat to Economic Development

IMFBlog2021-12-13T13:13:42-05:00November 24, 2021|

Stopping violence against women is not only a moral imperative, new evidence shows that it can help the economy.

CHART OF THE WEEKThe Unequal COVID Saving and Wealth Surge

IMFBlog2021-11-09T10:15:12-05:00November 9, 2021|

By Cian Allen and Cyril Rebillard

Household saving increased sharply during the COVID-19 crisis in many countries. […]

Chart of the WeekHow To Escape The Perils of Fragility

IMFBlog2021-08-03T10:00:15-04:00August 3, 2021|

By Olusegun Akanbi, Kenji Moriyama, Keyra Primus

Already facing huge development needs, the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the challenges facing fragile and conflict states—a group of currently about 40 countries trapped in cycles of low administrative capacity, political instability, conflict, and weak economic performance. […]

Chart of the WeekCould Renewed Social Unrest Hinder the Recovery?

IMFBlog2021-11-01T11:21:47-04:00July 13, 2021|

By Metodij Hadzi-Vaskov, Samuel Pienknagura, and Luca Ricci

Protests driven by the pandemic’s economic fallout are on the rise, with potentially long-lasting economic consequences.

Protests can be catalysts for political reform and social change. But what impact do they have on the economy? […]

COVID-19: The Moms’ Emergency

IMFBlog2021-05-27T11:03:30-04:00April 30, 2021|

By Kristalina Georgieva, Stefania Fabrizio, Diego B. P. Gomes, and Marina M. Tavares

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A year ago, the world changed. While the pandemic’s effect on workers has varied worldwide, the new reality has left many mothers scrambling. With schools and daycares closed, many were forced to leave their jobs or cut the hours they worked. […]

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Will Require Extraordinary Effort by All

IMFBlog2021-06-03T11:36:51-04:00April 29, 2021|

by Dora Benedek, Edward Gemayel, Abdelhak Senhadji, and Alexander Tieman

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The pandemic’s impact on the world’s poor has been especially harsh. COVID-19 may have pushed about 100 million people into extreme poverty in 2020 alone, while the UN warns that in some regions poverty could rise to levels not seen in 30 years. The current crisis has derailed progress toward basic development goals, as low-income developing countries must now balance urgent spending to protect lives and livelihoods […]

Engendering the Recovery: Budgeting with Women in Mind

IMFBlog2021-05-13T12:50:15-04:00March 5, 2021|

By Antoinette Sayeh, Jiro Honda, Carolina Renteria, Vincent Tang

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International Women’s Day, March 8, marks a year from the start of widespread lockdowns in response to COVID-19. As an IMF blog warned back in July, women have borne the economic and social brunt of the pandemic. […]

COVID’s Long Shadow: Social Repercussions of Pandemics

IMFBlog2021-02-03T17:48:02-05:00February 3, 2021|

By Philip Barrett, Sophia Chen, and Nan Li

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In 1832, the great cholera pandemic hit Paris. In just a few months, the disease killed 20,000 of the city’s 650,000 population. […]