July 30, 2021/IMF International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announced today her intention to appoint Catriona Purfield as Director of the Fund’s Human Resources Department. Ms. Purfield, who is currently Deputy Director of the IMF’s African Department, will succeed Kalpana Kochhar, whose retirement was recently announced. She is expected […]
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IMF Discusses a Strategy to Help Members Address Climate Change-Related Policy Challenges
July 30, 2021/IMF On July 16, 2021, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) discussed a paper proposing a strategy to help members address climate change-related policy challenges. The paper highlights macro-critical climate-related policy challenges that will confront all IMF members in the coming years and decades. For […]
Widening Gaps in the Global Recovery
July 30, 2021/IMF Weekend Read In today’s edition we focus on the two-track pandemic recovery, digital money and cryptoassets, the pandemic needs of low-income countries, the informal economy, how the Dominican Republic is tackling COVID-19, digital financial inclusion in India and much more. On that note, let’s dive right in. WIDENING […]
