What can be done in LATAM and the Caribbean to tackle violent and organized crime? Join the conference organized by the IMF and @the_IDB “Crime in Latin America, implications for economic policymakers”, on Nov 11 in Washington DC. Register here ➡️ https://t.co/CSv6m9jb81
War in Ukraine 🇺🇦 is upending supplies from two of the world’s largest agricultural producers, hurting the poor most and further fueling inflation. See #IMFBlog for more on the regional impacts. https://t.co/LY1urh4vrj
Les travailleurs à la tâche, comme les livreurs ou chauffeurs, n’ont certes pas de patron sur le dos, mais un algorithme tyrannique dans la poche. 📱 https://t.co/PJRB6ZjhuU
Leverage, or borrowing to invest, can provide a bridge to the economic recovery during a crisis. But high levels or rapid increases in leverage can signal vulnerabilities in the financial system. Read the latest #GFSR chapter: https://t.co/7q4Zy19ID9
An increase in leverage (borrowing to invest), while needed in the short term to cushion the economic impact of the pandemic, might pose a risk to financial stability further down the road. Read more in the latest #IMFBlog: https://t.co/rh8uuHGiOv #GFSR
Here is a snapshot of the largest producers of vaccines. Much more supply is in the pipeline but all countries will need to share. It is essential to vaccinate the most vulnerable in the world *now* for the benefit of everyone. The pandemic is not over until it is over everywhere
After my 3rd week home in Milan & talking to many friends in Italy, China, S. Korea, Spain etc. Here are the Stages of #Coronavirus crisis per country. Stage 1 – denial: “this crisis only affects country x”. 1/5
When consumption taxes were cut on French sit-down meals in 2009, restaurant owners kept the bulk of the windfall, say researchers at @ucsantabarbara and @USCBO. #ChartOfTheWeek https://t.co/2aBiDAgEOg
There are dozens of sources of data on international trade. If you compare these different sources, you will find that they do not agree with one another.
In this blog post we explain why: https://t.co/haW2fRYXdf