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Managing Debt Vulnerabilities in Low-Income and Developing Countries
By Tao Zhang March 22, 2018 Congested streets in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In a third of low-income countries, including Bangladesh, government deficits finance investment in much needed infrastructure...
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Fiscal Rules: Make them Easy to Love and Hard to Cheat
By Xavier Debrun, Luc Eyraud, Andrew Hodge, Victor Lledo, Catherine Pattillo, Abdelhak Senhadji April 13, 2018 Versions in Español (Spanish), Français (French), Português (Portuguese) The national...
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From Shadows to Sunlight, Paraguay’s Road to Transparency
By IMFBlog June 15, 2018 Lea Giménez Duarte, Paraguay’s Finance Minister speaking at IMF World-Bank Spring meetings seminar Restoring Trust by Curbing Corruption (photo: IMF) Current Paraguayan Finance...
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How the Commodity Boom Helped Tackle Poverty and Inequality in Latin America
By Ravi Balakrishnan and Frederik Toscani June 21, 2018 Versions in Español, Português People buying produce in a busy market in Bahia, Brazil. During the commodity boom, Brazil saw significant...
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Outlook for the Americas: A Tougher Recovery
By Alejandro Werner July 23, 2018 Versions in Español, Português Street vendors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: While growth is accelerating in some parts of Latin America, the recovery has become tougher...
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Global Growth Plateaus as Economic Risks Materialize
By Maurice Obstfeld October 9, 2018 عربي, 中文, Español, Français, Baˈhasa indoneˈsia, 日本語, Русский Uncertainty over trade policy is becoming a drag on economic activity (photo: Imagine China/Newscom)...
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The Financial System Is Stronger, but New Vulnerabilities Have Emerged in the...
By Tobias Adrian October 10, 2018 عربي, 中文, Español, Français, Baˈhasa indoneˈsia, 日本語, Português, Русский Debt owed by governments, companies and households in economies with globally systemically...
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The Wealth of Nations: Governments Can Better Manage What They Own and Owe
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Chart of the Week: Words Count for Central Bank Communications in Latin America
By Juan Yepez October 15, 2018 Español, Português Effective central bank communications are essential in guiding market expectations (photo: lionvision/iStock) When it comes to central banks in Latin...
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Chart of the Week: Mexico’s Spike in Crime Hurts the Economy
By Christian Saborowski December 18, 2018 (Español, Português) A woman sells street food at a market stall in Mexico City, Mexico: the country’s spike in crime is hurting small businesses’...
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