Women in Economics: Seema Jayachandran: Change Attitudes Change Lives
Economic progress improves lives, but it can also clash with some of the bigger development problems we face, like gender equality and the environment. Seema Jayachandran believes striking that balanc...
25 Nov 202222min
Philip Lane on the Nature of Europe's Double-Digit Inflation
Inflation is high virtually everywhere, but what's pushing prices to record levels in Europe is not necessarily what's fueling inflation in the United States. The European Central Bank and the Federal...
17 Nov 202218min
Wenjie Chen on the Latest Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa
Economic outlooks don't come easy in the current environment but the latest Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa proved to be particularly challenging. Its title Living on the Edge tells p...
3 Nov 202217min
Hilary Allen on the Superficial Allure of Crypto
Cryptocurrencies have grabbed news headlines with their dramatic highs and lows, and their proponents argue they could revolutionize the financial system, making it faster and fairer. But is the crypt...
20 Okt 202215min
Raghuram Rajan: Climate Action and Continued Globalization Joined at the Hip (2022 Per Jacobsson Lecture)
Amid growing calls to deglobalize the economy, Raghuram Rajan says not so fast. Rajan, a former Governor of the Bank of India and former IMF Chief Economist, delivered this year's Per Jacobsson Lectur...
19 Okt 202234min
Global Financial Stability: Navigating the High-Inflation Environment
Rising risks to the inflation outlook and rapidly changing views about the likely pace of monetary policy tightening have been dominant themes affecting financial stability. The latest Global Financia...
11 Okt 202221min
Kristalina Georgieva: Navigating a More Fragile World
With shock upon shock hitting the world economy in the last three years, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva's customary opening speech to the Annual Meetings warned of a darker global outlook ...
6 Okt 202223min
A Sustainable Future: Ratna Sahay on Mainstreaming Gender
How can multilateral institutions like the IMF help close the gender gap? IMF Senior Advisor on Gender, Dr. Ratna Sahay joins Jason Mitchell, Head of Responsible Investment Research at Man Group, on t...
29 Sep 202236min
