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Fiscal Monitor April 2021 published by IMF (2021) This report overviews countries’ fiscal actions in response to COVID-19 and discusses how governments’ policies should adapt to get ahead of the pandemic and set the stage for a greener, fairer, and…

After-Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Prospects for Medium-Term Economic Damage – Analytical Chapters of the World Economic Outlook published by IMF indicated Alvaro Manoel (4/2021) This chapter examines the possible persistent damage (scarring) that may occur from the COVID-19…

Age of Insecurity Rethinking the social contract published by IMF (12/2018). “We are living in an age of insecurity. Increasingly, the values of liberal democracy, liberal economies, and a rules-based international system are being repudiated—even though they have delivered…

Global Financial Stability Update – Vaccines Inoculate Markets, but Policy Support Is Still Needed published by IMF (1/2021). The Global Financial Stability Update at a Glance · Approval and rollout of vaccines have boosted expectations of a global recovery…

Fiscal Monitor Update – Government Support Is Vital as Countries Race to Vaccinate published by IMF (1/2021) “Flexible government actions are necessary to ensure swift and extensive vaccine rollouts, protect the most vulnerable households and otherwise viable firms, and…