OPINION/EDITORIAL

COVID-19 Hits the Poor Harder, but Scaled Up Testing Can Help

December 3, 2020/IMFBlog By Allan Dizioli, Michal Andrle, and John Bluedorn Across the world, poor neighborhoods have experienced more COVID-19 infections and deaths than wealthier ones. The pandemic and the efforts to control it have disproportionately hurt the poor, both within and across countries. Gaining a better understanding of what […]

How Artificial Intelligence Could Widen the Gap Between Rich and Poor Nations

December 2, 2020/IMFBlog By Cristian Alonso, Siddharth Kothari, and Sidra Rehman New technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, big data, and networks are expected to revolutionize production processes, but they could also have a major impact on developing economies. The opportunities and potential sources of growth that, for example, […]

Q3 2020 GDP Report: Sliding Into a Recession

December 2, 2020/InvestmentOne Report Please click to download NBS Q3 2020 GDP Report Last week, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Q3 2020 GDP numbers which showed that the nation’s economy has officially entered into a recession, for the second time in 5 years. In line with our expectation, […]