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Evolution Not Revolution: Rethinking Policy at the IMF

The global financial crisis led to a broad rethink of macroeconomic and financial policies in the global academic and policy community. Eight months into the job as IMF Chief Economist, Maury Obstfeld reflects on the IMF’s role in this rethinking and in furthering economic and financial stability.

Tunisia Gets $2.9 billion IMF Loan to Strengthen Job Creation and Economic Growth

The IMF has approved a four-year, $2.9 billion loan for Tunisia. In an interview, Amine Mati, Mission Chief for Tunisia, discusses how the IMF will support the authorities’ economic agenda aimed at promoting more inclusive growth and job creation.

Africa Seeks to Rev Growth Engines amid Downturn

This is a critical moment for sub-Saharan Africa. The region faces slowing growth, but with the right policies many countries are well positioned to ride out the storm, according to the latest issue of the IMF’s quarterly magazine, Finance & Development (F&D).

Paraguay Resilient Amid Regional Slowdown

Paraguay’s economy is expected to remain resilient this year and next, but it will be tested as commodity prices stay weak and Brazil’s economy remains in recession, the IMF said in its latest annual assessment of the economy.

Can Globalization Still Deliver?

We all need to do more to maximize the benefits of globalization and to help manage the spillovers and vulnerabilities that accompany it, said First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton in a speech at the Peterson Institute for International Economics

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