The coronavirus pandemic will have a significant economic fallout, seen by falling stock prices and shocks to supply and demand. Targeted policies are needed to support the global economy...

Gita Gopinath · IMF Direct 16 Mar 2020

Emerging Multinationals

Regenerative business: a roadmap for rapid change

A growing number of firms are using a new, systems-thinking model to protect public resources and accelerate positive change across multiple sectors. Here's a primer.

Virginie Helias 17 Jan 2020

Role of Religion

How religions shape the environmental movement in Indonesia

From eco-friendly “Green Mosques” and “Green Churches” using renewable energy and encouraging conservation, to Hindu and Buddhist tree-planting and recycling initiatives.

Jonathan D Smith · The Conversation 28 Nov 2019

Future of Economic Progress

Here’s how companies can benefit from the emerging market boom

Nearly all of the fastest growing economies in the world are in Asia and Africa. So how can multinationals reap the benefits of these emerging markets?

Aubrey Hruby · Project Syndicate 15 Oct 2019

Emerging Multinationals

How to simplify corporate reporting

The Corporate Reporting Dialogue's new report is a positive step toward more efficient and more effective corporate reporting.

Ian Mackintosh 24 Sep 2019

Financial and Monetary Systems

These ‘weak spots’ in the global economy could cause the next financial crisis

There are vulnerabilities in the global financial system that, if left untreated, could develop into serious problems, says the IMF.

IMFblog · IMF Direct 25 Jun 2019

Climate Change

This video game simulates how ancient humans survived climate change

Ancient populations were forced to change their hunting habits, move, or face local extinction. As the modern climate warms and ecosystems change, our own survival could become threatened...

Peter Allen and John Stewart · The Conversation 14 Jun 2019

Advanced Manufacturing

Localized microfactories - the new face of globalized manufacturing

Smaller factories situated closer to their target markets can allow global companies to operate more nimbly and help democratize entrepreneurship.

Amar Hanspal 11 Jun 2019

Financial and Monetary Systems

5 charts on the vulnerabilities in the global economy - and why we should worry about them

If financial conditions remain easy for too long, vulnerabilities will continue to build, and the odds of a sharp drop in economic growth at some later point will be higher.

Tobias Adrian and Fabio M. Natalucci · IMF Direct 23 Apr 2019

Financial and Monetary Systems

Three charts that explain - and could help solve - our global debt problem

Amid slowing economic growth and high public debt across the world, demographic changes and technological advances are reshaping the global economy.

Vitor Gaspar, Elif Ture, and John Ralyea · IMF Blog 16 Apr 2019

Aviation, Travel and Tourism

These cities attracted the most tourists in 2018

From Shenzhen to Macau, some cities are more popular than ever with day trippers and tourists.

Johnny Wood 11 Dec 2018

Future of Economic Progress

Industries are changing in the blink of an eye. How can companies keep up?

The sooner companies embrace the very innovations that are threatening their traditional businesses, the sooner they can be disrupters in their own markets.

Omar Abbosh 15 Sep 2018