April 16, 2021/IMF We focus on Regional Economic Outlooks for Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa, and Europe; the economic benefits of fighting climate change; digital money and remittances; accountability and transparency in government finances; and the urgency of […]

April 16, 2021/Cordros Report Ghana’s March inflation rate rose by 10.30% y/y (February: 10.30% y/y) compared to Cordros’ estimate of 10.35% y/y and Bloomberg’s average consensus forecast (10.22% y/y). Compared to the previous month, the headline inflation increased by 0.9% m/m (February: 0.8% m/m). The increase was primarily due to […]

April 15, 2021/IMFBlog By Alejandro Werner, Takuji Komatsuzaki, and Carlo Pizzinelli Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean recovered briskly in the second half of 2020, yet still more slowly than the global economy and other emerging markets. That’s despite unprecedented policy support, strong performance of trading partners, soaring commodity […]