Averting a COVID-19 Debt Trap
Debt levels in many countries were high when the pandemic hit. But today, global public debt is reaching 100 percent of GDP. In this podcast, we hear a panel discussion about the very real danger for ...
9 Apr 202123min
World Economic Outlook: Divergent Recoveries
Global prospects are looking better one year into the pandemic, albeit highly uncertain. The latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) places growth at 6% for 2021, compared to 2020's unprecedented contract...
6 Apr 202110min
Global Financial Stability and Interest Rates
While emerging markets suffered huge portfolio outflows at the beginning of the pandemic, the latest Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) shows capital flows have returned and the outlook continue...
6 Apr 202115min
Kristalina Georgieva: A Time of Promise and Danger
More than a year into the COVID-19 crisis, signs of a recovery for some countries are slowly beginning to emerge. But in her customary curtain-raiser speech ahead of next week's virtual IMF-World Bank...
1 Apr 202115min
Commercial Real Estate Under Pressure
2020 was a record-breaking year for housing markets in many countries- including the US, but for the commercial real estate sector, it was a completely different story. Lockdown and containment measur...
29 Mar 202119min
Google's Ruth Porat with David Miliband and Kristalina Georgieva on What's Next
Public policy plays an important role in the recovery from the pandemic, but private sector innovation and agility can make a big difference on many counts. In this episode, Alphabet and Google CFO Ru...
25 Mar 202134min
Jason Braganza: Africa's Debt Further Complicates Recovery
Earlier this month, AFRODAD's Jason Braganza was invited to participate in the IMF and European Commission's annual African Fiscal Forum, where Finance Ministers, heads of international agencies, and...
22 Mar 202125min
Romain Duval on Rising Market Power
Corporate market power has been on the rise in recent decades, but a new IMF study shows the pandemic has strengthened price markups for dominant firms and increased the concentration of revenues amon...
18 Mar 202120min
