IMF Podcasts

After years of double digit expansion, China's economic growth is slowing. The world's second largest economy expanded off the back of manufacturing, investment and exports. But, China is now lookin...

12 Jun 20146min

Economists are often criticized for viewing the world through the lens of costs and benefits, while ignoring the morality of an economic decision. But, while economics can't answer moral questions, it...

5 Jun 20146min

Over recent decades, labor's share of GDP has declined steadily in many countries. The International Labour Organization suggests that reforming the labor market could halt that downturn and, at the ...

29 Mai 20147min

The uneven distribution of wealth is one of the most debated issues in contemporary politics and economics. In a recently published, best-selling book, Thomas Piketty, explains the historical forces ...

22 Mai 20148min

News of rising inequality is, more often than not, met with much handwringing. But, the growing gap between the super rich and the rest has also been accompanied by the lifting of millions out of pov...

16 Mai 20145min

The future continues to look bright for sub-Saharan Africa, with robust growth expected to accelerate next year. But the IMF also warns of possible threats to the continent's economy coming from outs...

24 Apr 20146min

Rising inequality around the world is becoming a cause of increasing concern. The IMF is contributing to the debate by suggesting how governments might use tax and spending to reduce the gap between ...

17 Apr 20149min

Why are some countries richer than others? The key may lie in the agricultural sector, says one expert, who suggests that low agricultural productivity may be keeping poor countries in a state of arre...

3 Apr 20149min