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The Worldwide Airport Duty-free Liquor Market is Expected to Grow to $10.4 Billion by 2027

August 9, 2021/Research and Markets PRNewswire/ — The “Airport Duty-free Liquor Market by Type: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021-2027” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global airport duty-free liquor market size was valued at $8.9 billion in 2019, and is expected to grow at a CAGR […]

Women in Economics

August 6, 2021 By IMFBlog Women remain underrepresented in economics, yet many have made an outsized impact on the field. Whether it’s in working to eliminate poverty, reinventing development economics, examining social safety nets, or improving democratic institutions, Finance & Development magazine has regularly highlighted the contributions made by women […]

US$650 Billion SDR Allocation of Special Drawing Rights

August 6, 2021/IMF Weekend Read Earlier this week, the Board of Governors of the IMF approved a general allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) equivalent to US$650 billion (about SDR 456 billion). A move which will help boost global liquidity. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva described it as a “historic […]