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Building the Future: Jobs, Growth, and Fairness in the Arab World
By Christine Lagarde (Version in عربي and Français) Returning from Amman, where we just wrapped up a conference on the future of the Arab countries in transition, I am truly energized by the...
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Inclusive Growth=Stability
By iMFdirect In the end, the case for job rich, inclusive growth is not economic, it’s political, according to Nobel prize-winning economist Michael Spence. In this podcast with the IMF, Spence...
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A Watershed Moment for Latin America: Nine Takeaways from our High-Level...
By Alejandro Werner (Versions in Español and Português) Latin America has reached a critical moment. So much better off than two decades ago, and still facing deep-seated problems that get in the way...
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Shrinking Populations, Rising Fiscal Challenges
By Benedict Clements, Kamil Dybczak, and Mauricio Soto (Versions in 中文 and 日本語) Populations are getting older around the world—that’s no surprise in light of declining fertility and improvements in...
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Humans and Intelligent Machines
By iMFdirect Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil, says intelligent machines are your friends. In this podcast, Kurzweil talks about how artificial intelligence is helping overcome our human limitations...
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Tax Treaties: Boost or Bane for Development?
By Jim Brumby and Michael Keen Tax officials and experts grappled with the issue of tax treaties several weeks ago at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. This arcane subject has now emerged as a new...
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Building the Future: Jobs, Growth, and Fairness in the Arab World
By Christine Lagarde (Version in عربي and Français) Returning from Amman, where we just wrapped up a conference on the future of the Arab countries in transition, I am truly energized by the...
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By iMFdirect In the end, the case for job rich, inclusive growth is not economic, it’s political, according to Nobel prize-winning economist Michael Spence. In this podcast with the IMF, Spence...
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A Watershed Moment for Latin America: Nine Takeaways from our High-Level...
By Alejandro Werner (Versions in Español and Português) Latin America has reached a critical moment. So much better off than two decades ago, and still facing deep-seated problems that get in the way...
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Shrinking Populations, Rising Fiscal Challenges
By Benedict Clements, Kamil Dybczak, and Mauricio Soto (Versions in 中文 and 日本語) Populations are getting older around the world—that’s no surprise in light of declining fertility and improvements in...
View ArticleHumans and Intelligent Machines
By iMFdirect Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil, says intelligent machines are your friends. In this podcast, Kurzweil talks about how artificial intelligence is helping overcome our human limitations...
View ArticleTax Treaties: Boost or Bane for Development?
By Jim Brumby and Michael Keen Tax officials and experts grappled with the issue of tax treaties several weeks ago at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. This arcane subject has now emerged as a new...
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The Economics of Trust
By IMFBlog May 10, 2017 Trust in other people—the glue that holds society together—is increasingly in short supply in the United States and Europe, and inequality may be the culprit. In surveys over...
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A New Twist in the Link Between Inequality and Economic Development
By Francesco Grigoli May 11, 2017 Version in عربي (Arabic), Español (Spanish) Much has been written about the relationship between inequality and economic development, but theory remains...
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Growth That Reaches Everyone: Facts, Factors, Tools
By Rupa Duttagupta, Stefania Fabrizio, Davide Furceri, and Sweta Saxena September 20, 2017 Versions in Русский (Russian), Español (Spanish) People lining up in front of a charity house in São Paulo,...
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Chart of the Week: Educate Girls and Women to Boost Equality
By IMFBlog August 22, 2018 Versions in عربي, Français Schoolgirls in Valladolid, Mexico: Policies that focus on educating girls increase the likelihood that they will enter the labor force (photo:...
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Region on the Rise
By Camilla Lund Andersen August 30,2018 (photo: Michael Waraksa) SREYNITH HAK, 25, MOVED to Phnom Penh eight years ago to pursue a bachelor’s degree in media management. Cambodia’s capital offered her...
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Economic Gains from Gender Inclusion: Even Greater than You Thought
By Christine Lagarde and Jonathan D. Ostry November 28, 2018 عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский Raising women’s participation in the workforce can give a bigger boost to growth than...
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Unlimited Opportunities: Creating More Jobs for Young People in Emerging...
By Christine Lagarde and John Bluedorn عربي, 中文, Español,Français, 日本語, Português, Русский “To define is to limit,” Oscar Wilde once said. But sometimes economists need to use definitions to see the...
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Chart of the WeekCorruption and Your Money
By IMFBlog The costs of corruption run deep. Your taxpayer dollars are lost in different ways, siphoned off from schools, roads, and hospitals to line the pockets of people up to no good. Equally...
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