May 7, 2020/IMFBlog Vitor Gaspar, Paulo Medas, and John Ralyea The pandemic has highlighted the role of the public sector in saving lives and livelihoods. State-owned enterprises are part of that effort. They can be public utilities that provide essential services. Or public banks that provide loans to small businesses. […]

May 6, 2020/IMFBlog Vitor Gaspar, W. Raphael Lam, and Mehdi Raissi Fiscal policies have provided large emergency lifelines to people and firms during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are also invaluable to increase a country’s readiness to respond to a crisis and to help with the recovery and beyond. When the […]

May 6, 2020/EBRD By Axel  Reiserer The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is planning a sharp rise in financing for the Western Balkans this year and has stepped up support for reforms to help the region deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus, EBRD President Suma Chakrabarti said. He told a […]