OPINION/EDITORIAL

Time is Ripe for Innovation in the World of Sovereign Debt Restructuring

November 19, 2020/IMFBlog By Peter Breuer and Charles Cohen When corporations have too much debt and need to restructure i, creditors often end up exchanging bonds or loans for stocks. They trade the guaranteed payout of a fixed-income investment for an equity position whose return depends on the company’s future […]

One Continent, Many Different Security Priorities: KnowBe4’s Security Snapshot of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Big Three

Ransomware, malware and phishing are generally seen as threats, though this changes considerably at a granular level November 19, 2020/KnowBe4 Key findings: The 2020 KnowBe4 (www.KnowBe4.com) African Report based on their “What keeps you up at night?” survey, reveals a landscape with some shared concerns, but many divergent ones as well. Ransomware, […]

Continued Strong Policy Action to Combat Uncertainty

November 19, 2020/IMFBlog By Kristalina Georgieva As G20 leaders meet virtually this week, the global economy faces a critical juncture. Countries have started to climb back from the depths of the COVID-19 crisis. But the resurgence in infections in many economies shows just how difficult and uncertain this ascent will […]