Monetary and Financial Stability During the Coronavirus Outbreak

The global spread of the coronavirus is a human tragedy unfolding across the world. Quantifying the…

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Interest Rate Controls, Capital Flow Restrictions, and Other Potentially Costly Financial Market Regulatory Tools

With the surge in public debt in the wake of the global financial crisis, financial repression—administrative…

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COVID-19 exacerbates drop in exports from Latin America

The drop in the value of the region’s exports is estimated to be around 30 percent…

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Announces $500 Million to Fight Locusts, Preserve Food Security and Protect Livelihoods

Emergency Financing for Locust Affected Countries will help people recover from losses WASHINGTON, May, 2020 — The…

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Miami-Dade County launches Small Business Assistance Forgivable Loan Program

County program to help those not receiving other previous assistance Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez…

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How Countries Can Expand Access to Digital Financial Services

A new report by Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Alfonso Garcia Mora, Mahesh Uttamchandani, Harish Natarajan, Erik Feyen, and…

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Nature as an engine of recovery in a post-Coronavirus world

As most of us spend this Earth Day sheltering at home to flatten the COVID-19 curve, our hearts…

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COVID-19 Crisis Poses Threat to Financial Stability

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented human and health crisis. The measures necessary to contain…

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Countries in the IMF Financial Spotlight in 2020

In 2020, the IMF plans to assess the stability of twelve financial systems. Seven assessments are…

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Top 10 Charts of the Week for 2019

The decade is over and with it goes another year of insightful, thought-provoking, and dare we…

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