Paraguay's Lea Giménez Duarte: Transparency Pays Off
When people trust their government, good things happen. They're much more likely to pay their taxes and support those large infrastructure investment projects that help economic growth. A new IMF pap...
26 Apr 201810min
Global Financial Stability Report: Volatility, Protectionism Raising Risks
The Global Financial Stability Report, or GFSR, is published twice a year and looks at the risks facing the global financial system. The objective is to prevent future crises by highlighting policies...
18 Apr 201816min
Hackathons: New Technologies Can Help Raise Tax Revenue in Africa
While the word hack sounds nefarious there's nothing sinister about a hackathon. It is a creative brainstorming event that brings together people from the private sector, government, academia, civil s...
6 Apr 201811min
Rachel Glennerster: The Cost of Conflict
Economic shocks and climate change increase the risk of conflict. If current trends continue, 80 percent of the world's poorest people will live in fragile states by the year 2030. This means the work...
30 Mar 201812min
Losing Your Cool: How Hotter Days Can Increase Crime and Disrupt Economies
Some economists would argue that extreme weather can increase criminal behavior by reducing incomes—especially in the agriculture sector. But in this podcast, economist Gordon McCord says the psycholo...
15 Mar 201816min
Good for Women Good for Growth: Closing Nigeria's Gender Gap
Promoting gender equality can be an economic game changer. The IMF's latest economic review of Nigeria's economy says closing the gender gap would mean higher growth and productivity, and greater econ...
8 Mar 201811min
Nigeria Exits Recession and Looks Beyond Oil
Nigeria's economy is picking up according to the IMF's latest economic review. Growth hit 0.8 percent in 2017 after contracting by 1.6 percent in 2016. The report attributes the increase—in part—to t...
6 Mar 201812min
James Cust on Oil Discoveries: Managing Expectations
Major discoveries of oil and gas deposits have always been cause for celebration in developing countries, in anticipation of the potential financial windfall. But research has shown that countries wit...
23 Feb 201811min
