July 24, 2020/IMF In today’s edition we focus on how best to secure a resilient recovery, the connection between dominant currencies and exchange rates given the crisis, the COVID-19 gender gap, U.S. unemployment and telework, rethinking governance and global risk, how Jordan is tackling the pandemic, Africa’s uncertain recovery, the […]

July 23, 2020/IMFBlog By Ippei Shibata There has been much discussion in recent months about how workers who transitioned to working from home—and those who were deemed “essential”—are less affected by the layoffs and job losses brought on by lockdowns than are workers in “social” jobs that require closer human […]

July 21, 2020/IMFBlog By Kristalina Georgieva, Stefania Fabrizio, Cheng Hoon Lim, and Marina M. Tavares The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to roll back gains in women’s economic opportunities, widening gender gaps that persist despite 30 years of progress. Well-designed policies to foster recovery can mitigate the negative effects of the crisis […]