International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Plans for ambitious reform in Egypt, Turkey and Argentina could fold in the face of public unrest. A second Trump term may change how the IMF and World Bank respond.

In this episode, Wenjie Chen of the International Monetary Fund’s African Department discusses the IMF regional economic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa.

Conventional, publicly capitalized financial instruments are the only way to mobilize private finance on a very large scale.

While the global economy is showing signs of strong growth, public debt levels in emerging markets are rising at an alarming rate.

Egypt’s strategic position in the Middle East, its political importance to the US – and proximity to rich neighbours – has allowed it to secure much-needed financial resources.

There is much to learn from recent events, but policymakers should build on the framework that already exists.

Failure to reach an agreement will damage the IMF and the rules-based international economic cooperation it embodies.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe must resist popular pressure ahead of next year’s election and aim for long-term reforms, write Kabir Hashim and Talal Rafi.

Kilian Spandler and Fredrik Soderbaum discuss the ways populist leaders like Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump attack international organizations.

The UK faces serious domestic challenges with limited scope to use fiscal interventions to address them, a policy dilemma that will be exacerbated by wider geoeconomic and geopolitical forces.

If President Macron’s forthcoming global financial summit is to matter, it must address debt and climate finance – here’s how, write Creon Butler and Lilia Couto.

NATO membership may be off the table, but long-term investment will only come with effective deterrence against future Russian aggression, writes John Lough.

Alleged cyberattacks spotlight China’s role in Kenya’s debt problems, but must not be allowed to overshadow the country’s broader failings in its financing.

Maintaining a balance of international partnerships is critical as foreign powers support domestic infrastructure, mining investment, health, and education.

Defining a clear role for the multilateral development banks and IMF will help clarify the overall structure for financing international health priorities.

The International Monetary Fund has a critical role to play in closing the global climate finance gap which will help avoid further economic shocks.

The consequences of prioritizing growth in monetary transactions over societal wellbeing show it is time to talk differently about economic prosperity.

The UK government may be forced into an undesired and politically unpopular spending squeeze to ease market concerns over its tax-cutting budget, but the promised ‘bonfire’ of regulations also has serious risks.

President Hakainde Hichilema impressively maintained momentum on a highly creative foreign policy through his first year as Zambia’s leader.

Beijing must play a pivotal role in soothing African economic distress, says Alex Vines.

Addressing the lessons of the COVID-19 response means a fundamental rethink of what the international community must fund and how the effort is organized.

In the first of a series of interviews with the Queen Elizabeth II Academy Faculty, Lord Malloch-Brown tackles the challenge of agreeing multilateral solutions as international institutions struggle to deal with multiple crises.

Despite promising signs of a continuing global economic recovery in 2022, the African debt situation remains worrying.

Donor countries should use IDA20 to give much greater weight to helping developing countries access the tools they need to protect against global shocks.

The decision in 1971 to suspend the convertibility of the US dollar into gold has lessons for addressing the challenges faced by the modern international economic system.

Millions urgently need help as they face catastrophic food shortages, mass unemployment, and collapsing health and education systems in Afghanistan.

Will the realities of needing a functioning economy to run Afghanistan effectively be enough to temper the worst of the Taliban’s policies?

An initiative from the Bank of England and Bank for International Settlements could prove to be the start of timely support for international banking markets.

Capitalizing on rising demand will have long-term benefits if handled properly, writes Kopo Mapila

If the UK wants worldwide influence, and to retain the same level of global influence it enjoyed as an EU member, it has to invest in diplomacy.

Global economic and financial institutions have been ill equipped to date to support climate action. What reforms are realistically possible?