Liberalization Boosts Growth in Myanmar
Myanmar has made impressive strides in opening and liberalizing the economy, boosting growth and the economic outlook, but the formerly isolated country still faces some challenges.
5 Sep 20135min
Universities Boom, But New Grads Struggle
Economic growth in the developing world has been accompanied by massive increases in higher education enrollment. This can feed a country's development—but it also puts new pressures on a country's le...
29 Aug 20136min
The Persistence of Informal Sector Work
As the economies of the developing world expand, new jobs beckon. But Richard Freeman says these countries have seen a surprising persistence of informal sector jobs—which offer low pay and scant work...
22 Aug 20135min
Les envois de fonds, un frein au développement?
Si vous faites partie de ces milliers de gens qui envoient de l'argent à leurs parents et amis à l'étranger, attention! Peut-être faites-vous autant de mal que de bien, selon un économiste du FMI. Ces...
1 Aug 20136min
Remittances Can Act as Drag on Development
If you are one of the hundreds of thousands of people who send money abroad to friends and relatives, beware! You may be doing as much harm as good, suggests one IMF economist. Although these remitt...
25 Jul 20136min
Third World Lessons for First World Growth
Developed countries need to be industrious like ants, says economist, Peter Blair Henry. For years they have offered advice to developing countries on the best path to growth. They might benefit from ...
19 Jul 20136min
Crise de croissance mondiale
La croissance de l'économie mondiale est inférieure aux prévisions, note le FMI dans son dernier rapport sur les Perspectives de l'économie mondiale. Le FMI a révisé à la baisse la croissance pour cet...
9 Jul 20134min
Global Growing Pains
The global economy is growing more slowly than expected, says the IMF in its latest assessment. It's revise growth downwards to 3.1 percent this year, and warns risks are rising in emerging markets.
9 Jul 20134min
