IMF Podcasts

The frequency of natural disasters has increased, and its usually poorer countries that are more affected than the developed. But IMF economists say the right policies can be soften their devastating...

20 Mars 20147min

Over the next two decades, global energy consumption is expected to increase by more than 40 percent, according to the Chief Economist of BP, who describes some of the likely tectonic shifts in the en...

10 Mars 20146min

Economists use models to try to make sense of economic trends and shape policies. But, since the financial meltdown of 2008, many have criticized what they see as an overreliance on these models which...

24 Feb 20146min

Unemployment benefits deter job seekers from accepting work, say critics. But do they? One expert weighs the evidence.

7 Feb 20146min

Traditionally, humanitarian workers and development specialists were seen as inhabiting two different worlds, but one expert calls for some joined up thinking to help the people of fragile states.

30 Jan 20146min

La croissance de l'économie mondiale devrait s'accélérer cette année, selon le Fonds monétaire international. C'est ce qui ressort de la dernière mise à jour des Perspectives de l'économie mondiale du...

22 Jan 20146min

Global growth is expected to increase this year, says the International Monetary Fund in its latest report on the health of the global economy. The IMF forecasts global growth to average 3.7 percent i...

21 Jan 20145min

Africa is one of the fastest growing regions in the world, but the persistence of youth unemployment threatens this progress. Some see this growth without jobs as a ticking time bomb. Lamido Sanusi, ...

16 Jan 20148min