October 11, 2019/IMFBlog By Claudio Raddatz and Adolfo Barajas When a Mexican airline buys Brazilian airplanes, it’s likely to finance the purchase with a US dollar loan obtained from a non-US bank. That’s just one example of the dollar’s outsize role in international financial transactions between non-US counterparts. What happens […]

October 10, 2019/US SEC Oct. 9, 2019 Keynote Remarks to the National Veteran Small Business Coalition It is an honor to meet with you this evening. Thank you to your co-chairs Scott Semple and JD Sullivan for the invitation to speak with your organization and begin the conversation on how […]

October 10, 2019/IMFBlog By Vitor Gaspar, Paolo Mauro, Ian Parry, and Catherine Pattillo Global warming has become a clear and present threat. Actions and commitments to date have fallen short. The longer we wait, the greater the loss of life and damage to the world economy. Finance ministers must play […]