October 23, 2020/IMFBlog By Dimitris Drakopoulos, Rohit Goel, Fabio Natalucci, and Evan Papageorgiou After the unprecedented hit to economic activity in emerging market economies from the COVID-19 pandemic, their economic output is projected to shrink by 3.3 percent in 2020. Central banks across emerging markets responded swiftly and forcefully with […]

October 23, 2020/IMF THE FUTURE OF CROSS-BORDER PAYMENTS “We have a chance to improve cross-border payments with huge benefits, especially for many of the world’s poorest people,” said IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva earlier this week as she moderated a lively panel discussion on the advent of digital currencies and its implications […]

October 23, 2020/United Capital Report Earlier in the year, the world experienced an unprecedented event of COVID-19 outbreak with Africa not being an exception. The incidence of COVID-19 in Africa was followed by stringent measures across the region. Notably, all countries imposed some form of restrictions on the movements of […]