April 20, 2021/IMFBlog By Marcos Chamon and Jonathan D. Ostry Many countries are experiencing a combination of high public debt and low interest rates. This was already the case in advanced economies even prior to the pandemic but has become even starker in its aftermath. A growing number of emerging […]
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Headline Inflation Hits Another High Level in March 2021
April 20, 2021/InvestmentOne Report Please click to download our March 2021 Inflation Update · In line with our expectation, March 2021 inflation numbers came in higher as pressure on food prices continue to mount. According to the figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics the headline inflation hit a […]
What Pandemics Mean for Robots and Inequality
April 19, 2021/IMFBlog By Tahsin Saadi Sedik and Jiae Yoo From car manufacture to self-service checkouts, we all see how automation can transform the world of work—with lower costs and higher productivity on one hand, and more precarious employment for people on the other. But the COVID-19 pandemic added fuel […]
