A woman serves food in the Latin Quarter of Paris. The unemployment rate in France is now below pre-pandemic levels. IMF Country Focus By IMF European Department March 30, 2022 Read the Departmental Paper The IMF and Europe COVID-19 caused the most severe shock to the European economy for at […]
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Tight Jobs Market Is a Boon for Workers But Could Add To Inflation Risks
(PHOTO: ABLOKHIN/ISTOCK BY GETTY IMAGES) March 31, 2022/IMFBlog By Romain Duval, Myrto Oikonomou and Marina M. Tavares By late 2021, there were 50 percent to 80 percent more unfilled jobs in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States than there were prior to the pandemic. Open vacancies were at or above their […]
Global Food Scarcity: Imported Inflation will Bite
March 31, 2022/United Capital Research The current crisis in Eastern Europe will have substantial long-term effects on global supply chains and trade dimensions for years to come. Rising energy and food prices will derail the largely positive global economy after disruptions in the last 24 months. Extracts from Nigeria’s Q4-21 […]
