In a new blog, we examine short-term real interest rates and what they could mean should higher long-term real interest rates, lower growth, and higher debt put pressure on medium-term government revenue and spending trends and financial stability. https://lnkd.in/e6mvPN4V
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Germany was the only G7 economy to shrink last year and is set to be the group’s slowest-growing economy this year. What can Europe’s largest economy do to revive its economic prospects? In a Country Focus article, we set out the reforms needed to overcome the challenges and raise growth over the medium term. Key steps include: https://bit.ly/49eHmv5 1. Increase labor supply by enhancing childcare access and reducing taxes for secondary earners to facilitate longer working hours for women. 2. Raise productivity through infrastructure investment by expanding municipal planning capacity, reforming expenditures, increasing revenue, and adjusting federal borrowing limits. 3. Enhance productivity by cutting red tape and digitalizing government services for business registration and tax filing.
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Sub-Saharan Africa is making significant strides in digital finance, with more than 75% of central banks engaged in research or pilots of central bank digital currencies. Our recent survey shows a strong commitment to modernizing payment systems and increasing financial inclusion across the region. https://lnkd.in/dscqMuxM
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Germany was the only G7 economy to shrink last year and is set to be the group’s slowest-growing economy this year. What can Europe’s largest economy do to revive its economic prospects? In a Country Focus article, we set out the reforms needed to overcome Germany’s most serious economic challenges: an aging population, too little public investment, and too much red tape: https://bit.ly/49eHmv5
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In this episode of Africa Perspectives, Professor Carlos Lopes of the University of Cape Town shares his insights on the main obstacles to Africa's economic performance - what he calls the static model based on commodity dependence - and how policymakers can transform this model to pioneer a new type of development. He also discusses with the IMF's Abebe Aemro Selassie the importance of Africa embracing green and clean energy, which he believes can help the continent grow its industries and become a leader in solving climate problems. Watch all episodes of Africa Perspectives here: https://lnkd.in/gss-gtmG
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There is renewed interest in the labor movement, but the traditional economic model of how wages are set fails to reflect the real world, writes Suresh Naidu in F&D magazine. Collective and sectoral wage bargaining between employers and democratic unions has the potential to improve efficiency, fairness, and the balance of power in the labor market, he writes. https://lnkd.in/eiDcngFd
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New IMF research explores the potential role of digital money in Pacific island countries, including stablecoins, and central bank digital currency. As we write in a new blog, taking a cautious step-by-step approach would help the region explore new technologies effectively to deliver economic and social gains while managing risks. https://lnkd.in/gXyMfimf
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Join us on Africa Perspectives for a conversation between Carlos Lopes, Professor from the Mandela School of Public Governance at the University of Cape Town, and Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the IMF's African Department on Wednesday, March 27 at 12:00 PM UTC (8:00 AM ET). In this episode, Professor Lopes will share his insights on the key obstacles to Africa’s economic performance–what he calls the static model based on commodity dependence–and how policymakers can transform this model to pioneer a new type of development. Professor Lopes will also speak about the importance of Africa using green and clean energy, which he believes can help the continent grow its industries and become a leader in solving climate problems. https://lnkd.in/eFX4Tndu
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Those who grew up during the Great Depression, the “Depression babies,” were a generation that was extraordinarily frugal and averse to risks, especially those of the stock market. The trauma people experienced altered a whole generation, their beliefs and outlook on the world and their economic choices—in financial markets, in labor markets, and in many other aspects of their lives. In economic science, Depression babies have come to represent a new wave of behavioral economics research. It is broadening the field to draw knowledge and methods from adjacent social and natural sciences, in addition to its origins as psychology and economics, write Ulrike Malmendier and Clint Hamilton in F&D magazine. https://lnkd.in/dn7WeX3Z Listen to the recent IMF podcast with Malmendier here: https://lnkd.in/ggd-sqGt
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With Asia’s economies facing a shortfall of at least $800 billion in climate financing, countries must unlock the vast potential of private capital to help curb global warming. See our blog for more on why this work is urgent—and Asia’s role is pivotal. https://lnkd.in/exfCXEGb
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