October 15, 2019/IMFBlog Kristalina Georgieva, Cristian Alonso, Era Dabla, and Kalpana Kochhar As much as half of the world’s work is unpaid. And most of it is done by women. This imbalance not only robs women of economic opportunities. It is also costly to society in the form of lower […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Oil Markets Bearish Despite Rising Geopolitical Risk
October 15, 2019/OilPrice.com – The API gravity of the U.S. oil mix has lightened significantly over the past decade, with booming light oil production from major shale basins. – Oil with API gravity above 38 degrees is considered light, while crudes with gravity of 22 degrees or lower is considered […]
The World Economy: Synchronized Slowdown, Precarious Outlook
October 15, 2019/IMFBlog By Gita Gopinath The global economy is in a synchronized slowdown and we are, once again, downgrading growth for 2019 to 3 percent, its slowest pace since the global financial crisis. Growth continues to be weakened by rising trade barriers and increasing geopolitical tensions. We estimate that […]
