OPINION/EDITORIAL

Waiting and Waiting for the Global Renminbi-Opinion

Citi GPS: Global Perspectives & Solutions | Opinion By David Lubin — Head of Emerging Markets Economics 20 Mar 2019 – ‘Great powers’, says the Nobel-laureate economist Robert Mundell, ‘have great currencies’. So where is China’s? In the years following the Great Financial Crisis things seemed to be looking up […]

Corporate Taxation in the Global Economy

March 25, 2019/IMFBlog By Christine Lagarde The public perception that some large multinational companies pay little tax has led to political demands for urgent action. It is not difficult to see why.  Let me highlight three reasons why a new approach to international corporate taxation is urgent. First, the ease with […]

Ecuador’s New Economic Plan Explained

Ecuador has developed a new economic plan designed to put the country’s debt on a firm downward path, create jobs, protect the poor and most vulnerable, and bolster the fight against corruption. March 21, 2019/IMF The plan, supported by a US$4.2 billion Extended Fund Facility from the IMF, along with […]