International Monetary Fund: 629 books
World Economic Outlook, October 2017
Seeking Sustainable Growth: Short-Term Recovery, Long-Term Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
The global upswing in economic activity is strengthening. Global growth, which in 2016 was the weakest since the global financial crisis at 3.2 percent, is projected to rise to 3.6 percent in 2017 and to 3.7 percent in 2018. The growth forecasts for both 2017 and 2018 are 0.1 percentage point stronger...
World Economic Outlook, April 2018
Cyclical Upswing, Structural Change
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
World Economic Outlook, April 2018: Cyclical Upswing, Structural Change
by International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2016
This issue focuses on the ongoing adjustment to cheaper oil and subdued economic activity for oil-producing countries, as well as the weak and fragile recovery in the Caucasus and Central Asia region. It also discusses global spillovers from China’s rebalancing and the growth of fiscal deficits.
Regional Economic Outlook, October 2018, Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital Flows and The Future of Work
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2018
The macroeconomic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa continues to strengthen with higher growth, easing inflation, and stabilizing public debt ratios with some countries improving their fiscal balances. But there are concerns on the quality of the fiscal adjustment and underlying vulnerabilities have yet to be decisively addressed.
Regional Economic Outlook, May 2018, Europe
Managing the Upswing in Uncertain Times
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Europe continues to enjoy a strong growth spurt. Growth has firmed up in many European economies and the forecast is for more of the same. Real GDP increased by 2.8 percent in 2017, up from 1.8 percent in 2016. The expansion is largely driven by domestic demand, with investment increasingly contributing....
Regional Economic Outlook, October 2018, Europe
Domestic Expansion Running into External Turbulence
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2018
Economic activity continued to expand in the first half of 2018, albeit at a slower-than-expected pace, mainly in advanced Europe. Domestic demand, supported by stronger employment and wages, remains the main engine of growth. However, the external environment has become less supportive and is expected...
Regional Economic Outlook, April 2018, Western Hemisphere Department
Seizing the Momentum
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
The world economy and global trade are experiencing a broad-based cyclical upswing. Since October 2017, global growth outcomes and the outlook for 2018–19 have improved across all regions, reinforced by the expected positive near-term spillovers from tax policy changes in the United States. Accommodative...
Regional Economic Outlook, October 2018, Asia Pacific
Asia at the Forefront: Growth Challenges for the Next Decade and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2018
Growth in the first half of 2018 was softer than in 2017, especially in advanced economies. In contrast, growth remained robust in emerging market economies and broadly in line with expectations. After rising to 6.9 percent in 2017, growth in China continued to be strong into the first half of 2018...
by International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2018
As in other regions in the world, countries in MENAP and CCA regions are exposed to tightening in global financing conditions and ongoing global trade tensions. The former has already begun to impact several emerging market economies in MENAP and could have more severe implications should financial...
Global Monitoring Report 2013
Rural-Urban Dynamics and the Millennium Development Goals
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
The Global Monitoring Report 2013: Rural-Urban Dynamics and the Millennium Development Goals examines rural-urban disparities in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and how urbanization, if managed well, can contribute to the attainment of these goals. The report provides information...
Regional Economic Outlook, April 2016, Sub-Saharan Africa
Time for a Policy Reset
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa as a whole has fallen to its lowest level in 15 years, though with large variation among countries in the region. The sharp decline in commodity prices has severely strained many of the largest economies, including oil exporters Angola and Nigeria, and other commodity...
Global Monitoring Report 2014/2015
Ending Poverty and Sharing Prosperity
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
The Global Monitoring Report 2014/2015: Ending Poverty and Sharing Prosperity was written jointly by the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund, with substantive inputs from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. This year's report details, for the first time,...
by World Bank ; International Monetary Fund
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2011
With less than five years left to achieve the MDGs this year's report looks at the prospects and challenges for reaching the goals. It also examines the great diversity of performance across indicators countries and categories of countriesto determine the necessary policies to fill the remaining gaps.