World Economic Outlook Database, October 2024 - IMF
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database contains selected macroeconomic data series from the statistical appendix of the World Economic Outlook report, which presents the IMF staff's analysis and projections of economic developments at the global level, in major country groups and in many individual countries.The WEO is released in April and September/October each year.
World Economic Outlook Database, April 2024 - IMF
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database contains selected macroeconomic data series from the statistical appendix of the World Economic Outlook report, which presents the IMF staff's analysis and projections of economic developments at the global level, in major country groups and in many individual countries.The WEO is released in April and September/October each year.
World Economic Outlook Update - IMF
Jul 16, 2024 · Global growth is projected to be in line with the April 2024 World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast, at 3.2 percent in 2024 and 3.3 percent in 2025. Services inflation is holding up progress on disinflation, which is complicating monetary policy normalization. Upside risks to inflation have thus increased, raising the prospect of higher for even longer interest rates, in …
Back to Basics: Globalization Today - IMF
This process started within geopolitical and regional blocs and later broadened after the fall of the Berlin Wall, financial deregulation, and the rounds of trade liberalization that led to the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995.
Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific, November 2024
Oct 31, 2024 · Short-term prospects for Asia and the Pacific have improved slightly, even though growth is still expected to moderate in 2024 and 2025. Risks have increased, including geopolitical tensions and uncertainty about the strength of global demand.
Monetary Policy and Central Banking - IMF
Central banks use monetary policy to manage economic fluctuations and achieve price stability, which means that inflation is low and stable. Central banks in many advanced economies set explicit inflation targets. Many developing countries also are moving to inflation targeting. Central banks conduct monetary policy by adjusting the supply of …
Fiscal Policy: Taking and Giving Away - IMF
BACK T O BASICS COMPILATION. Governments use spending and taxing powers to promote stable and sustainable growth. Fiscal policy is the use of government spending and taxation to influence the economy.
Emerging Markets Are Exercising Greater Global Sway - IMF
Apr 9, 2024 · The global economy is increasingly influenced by the Group of Twenty’s large emerging markets. Over the past two decades, these economies have become much more integrated with global markets and are generating larger economic “spillovers” to …
Recession: When Bad Times Prevail
Download PDF . BACK T O BASICS COMPILATION. It is a sustained period when economic output falls and unemployment rises. Following the onset of the recent global economic crisis, much of the news, especially in advanced economies, was dire.
Income Inequality Introduction to Inequality - IMF
Back to Top. What are Consequences of Inequality While some inequality is inevitable in a market-based economic system as a result of differences in talent, effort, and luck, excessive inequality could erode social cohesion, lead to political polarization, and ultimately lower economic growth (Berg and Ostry, 2011; Rodrik 1999).