IMF Podcasts

Le dernier rapport du FMI sur les Perspectives économiques régionales prévoit que le taux de croissance économique de l'Afrique subsaharienne devrait descendre à son plus bas niveau depuis plus de deu...

25 Okt 201614min

The IMF's latest World Economic Outlook projects global growth at 3.1 percent in 2016 and 3.4 percent in 2017. In this podcast, IMF Chief Economist Maurice Obstfeld says growth has been too slow for t...

4 Okt 20164min

Ghana's economy—once a model for growth in West Africa, took a turn for the worse in 2012. It's been getting help from the IMF under a 3-year program known as the Extended Credit Facility. The IMF boa...

30 Sep 201610min

While Ethiopia has been experiencing strong growth since the early 2000s, the IMF's latest review of the country's economy says low commodity prices and a drought have put growth levels well below 10 ...

29 Sep 201611min

More than 1 million migrants and refugees made their way to Europe last year, 350K from Syria alone. A recent IMF study says people fleeing conflict areas in the Middle-East and North Africa has broug...

15 Sep 20166min

The United Nations estimates the global creative economy in 2011 generated more than $600 billion. In this podcast we speak with Patrick Kabanda, who says a country's cultural wealth presents a huge d...

9 Sep 201610min

As robotic technology becomes more sophisticated, robots could soon become perfect substitutes for human labor. In this podcast, IMF economist Andy Berg says the robot revolution could lead to greater...

31 Aug 201612min

Taxes are what governments rely on to provide the public goods and services that support economic growth. In this podcast, DG DEVCO's Klaus Rudischhauser, says some countries with millions of inhabita...

26 Aug 20168min