April 6, 2021/IMFBlog By Gita Gopinath It is one year into the COVID-19 pandemic and the global community still confronts extreme social and economic strain as the human toll rises and millions remain unemployed. Yet, even with high uncertainty about the path of the pandemic, a way out of this […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Funding the Recovery of Low-income Countries After COVID
April 5, 2021/IMFBlog By Guillaume Chabert, Robert Gregory, and Gaelle Pierre Many of the poorest countries in the world are facing the threat of a weak recovery, and setback in their development path. The needs of the poorest countries over the next five years are acute. But they are not […]
How Rising Interest Rates Could Affect Emerging Markets
April 5, 2021/IMFBlog By Philipp Engler, Roberto Piazza and Galen Sher Rapid vaccine rollout in the United States and passage of its $1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus package have boosted its expected economic recovery. In anticipation, longer-term US interest rates have risen rapidly, with the rate on 10-year Treasury securities going […]
