International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization of 188 member countries established to promote international monetary cooperation, exchange stability and orderly exchange arrangements. It seeks to foster economic growth and high levels of employment and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment. Since it was established in 1944, its purposes have remained unchanged but its operations, which involve surveillance, financial assistance, and technical assistance, have developed to meet the changing needs of its member countries in an evolving world economy.
Experts ask: Have we seen the worst of inflation? Will the cost of living crisis get worse before it better? What role will productivity play? And do policy-makers need a new toolkit to t...
The engines of global growth are slowing and the number of households and businesses facing economic distress is rising. An expert panel asks: What does the future of growth look like ...
On Day 3 at Davos 2023, we enter the metaverse to experience the Forum’s Global Collaboration Village, hear why inflation may have peaked, but prices haven’t, and speak to astronaut Matth...
While tackling inflation, higher interest rates have wider repercussions: slowing down growth, increasing pressure on global markets, creating debt sustainability risks and changing the n...
The year 2023 is the hottest on record - 1.48°C above the pre-industrial averages - propelling economies and societies into unprecedented and risky territory. Leaders are increasingly cal...
What’s next for the year ahead? Is a much-promised “soft landing” for certain economies possible? And what new impacts can we expect from inflation? Meet The Leader caught up with Interna...
The recent sustained slowdown in growth has been compounded by a succession of crises and dislocations. What approaches are needed to reignite growth while shifting to a better balance be...
