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- How the rich get richer (2020) https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2020/11/30/how-the-rich-get-richer 75 comments
- How Large Are Global Energy Subsidies? [pdf] http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2015/wp15105.pdf 3 comments
- The Path for Taxing the Super-Rich – Towards a Progressive Global Taxation Agenda https://www.imf.org/en/Videos/view?vid=6351187396112 6 comments economics
- Tell IMF no loans repayments without representation. https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2002/06/kremer.htm#:~:text=The%20legal%20doctrine%20of%20odious,of%20these%20facts%20in%20advance 10 comments pakistan
- Somalia's 4.5 billion dollar debt has been lifted! https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2023/12/13/pr23438-imf-and-world-bank-announce-us-4-5-billion-in-debt-relief-for-somalia 4 comments upliftingnews
- IMF: Fossil fuel subsidies reached $7T in 2022 https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2023/08/22/IMF-Fossil-Fuel-Subsidies-Data-2023-Update-537281 17 comments worldnews
- A Note of Caution on the Relation Between Money Growth and Inflation https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2023/06/30/A-Note-of-Caution-on-the-Relation-Between-Money-Growth-and-Inflation-534322?ci= 39 comments economics
- IMF executive board approves $3bn extended credit facility arrangement for Ghana https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2023/05/17/pr23151-ghana-imf-executive-board-approves-extended-credit-facility-arrangement-for-ghana 15 comments economics
- Wage-Price Spiral Risks Appear Contained Despite High Inflation https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2022/10/05/wage-price-spiral-risks-appear-contained-despite-high-inflation 37 comments economics
- The price to pay: How to rein in inflation? Central bank and government perspectives https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2022/09/14/sp091522-alfred-kammer-keyonte-adress-at-the-IMF-WBG-constituency-meeting 10 comments economics
- I created a "Cliff's Notes" version of the April IMF Global Financial Stability Report along with my personal opinion regarding the future for Stablecoins, Cryptocurrency and CBDC's, I think it sort of paints a picture of the current global financial situation in a way that isn't being communicated https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/GFSR/Issues/2022/04/19/global-financial-stability-report-april-2022 6 comments cryptocurrency
- IMF paper says extreme poverty in India as low as 1%, improvements stable even through pandemic https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2022/04/05/Pandemic-Poverty-and-Inequality-Evidence-from-India-516155 12 comments economics
- IMF has a working paper which recommends governments to use financial repression combined with inflation to reduce national debt. Financial repression basically means stealing money directly from citizens using negative rates. https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2016/12/31/The-Liquidation-of-Government-Debt-42610 87 comments cryptocurrency
- A Small history of the IMF chairs, their scandals, and why El Salvador is right to ignore them. https://www.imf.org/en/About 11 comments cryptocurrency
- IMF FY2022 Growth Forecasts for US, China downgraded to 4.0%, 4.8% respectively. https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/Issues/2022/01/25/world-economic-outlook-update-january-2022 25 comments economics
- Bitcoin: IMF Sees Risk in Higher Correlation With Stocks-TheStreetBitcoin. "The IMF Sees Risks in Higher Correlations With Stocks. The tighter ties between cryptocurrencies and stocks raise 'the risk of contagion across financial markets,' the IMF says."The IMF is composed of 190 member countries. https://www.imf.org/en/About 6 comments cryptocurrency
- Can someone tell me why India's GDP growth rate is so high compared to other countries? https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/ngdp_rpch@weo/oemdc/advec/weoworld/ind 4 comments india
- IMF: "the risk of catastrophic & irreversible disaster is rising, implying potentially infinite costs of unmitigated climate change, including...human extinction." https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2019/09/04/macroeconomic-and-financial-policies-for-climate-change-mitigation-a-review-of-the-literature-48612 24 comments worldnews
- Citizenship and Growth : Inclusive citizenship laws tend to foster economic development https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2019/03/citizenship-and-economic-development-imam.htm 3 comments economy
- Greece: Economy Improves, Key Reforms Still Needed https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2019/03/11/na031119-greece-economy-improves-key-reforms-still-needed 6 comments europe
- In 1980 Venezuela had larger economy than Poland while now it has smaller economy than Slovakia https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2018/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=63&pr.y=18&sy=1980&ey=2023&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=512%2C668%2C914%2C672%2C612%2C946%2C614%2C137%2C311%2C546%2C213%2C962%2C911%2C674%2C314%2C676%2C193%2C548%2C122%2C556%2C912%2C678%2C313%2C181%2C419%2C867%2C513%2C682%2C316%2C684%2C913%2C273%2C124%2C868%2C339%2C921%2C638%2C948%2C514%2C943%2C218%2C686%2C963%2C688%2C616%2C518%2C223%2C728%2C516%2C836%2C918%2C558%2C748%2C138%2C618%2C196%2C624%2C278%2C522%2C692%2C622%2C694%2C156%2C142%2C626%2C449%2C628%2C564%2C228%2C565%2C924%2C283%2C233%2C853%2C632%2C288%2C636%2C293%2C634%2C566%2C238%2C964%2C662%2C182%2C960%2C359%2C423%2C453%2C935%2C968%2C128%2C922%2C611%2C714%2C321%2C862%2C243%2C135%2C248%2C716%2C469%2C456%2C253%2C722%2C642%2C942%2C643%2C718%2C939%2C724%2C734%2C576%2C644%2C936%2C819%2C961%2C172%2C813%2C132%2C726%2C646%2C199%2C648%2C733%2C915%2C184%2C134%2C524%2C652%2C361%2C174%2C362%2C328%2C364%2C258%2C732%2C656%2C366%2C654%2C144%2C336%2C146%2C263%2C463%2C268%2C528%2C532%2C923%2C944%2C738%2C176%2C578%2C534%2C537%2C536%2C742%2C429%2C866%2C433%2C369%2C178%2C744%2C436%2C186%2C136%2C925%2C343%2C869%2C158%2C746%2C439%2C926%2C916%2C466%2C664%2C112%2C826%2C111%2C542%2C298%2C967%2C927%2C443%2C846%2C917%2C299%2C544%2C582%2C941%2C474%2C446%2C754%2C666%2C698&s=ngdpd&grp=0&a= 57 comments europe
- Before 23 years Venezuela was 2 times richer than Lithuania while now Lithuania is 7 times richer than Venezuela [OC] https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2018/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=1995&ey=2023&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&pr1.x=71&pr1.y=0&c=946%2C299&s=ngdpdpc&grp=0&a= 150 comments europe
- Global debt hits all-time high of $184,000,000,000,000 https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/datasets/GDD 127 comments investing
- IMF: US budget and tax policy to steepen the already unsustainable rise in public debt, hinder investment, negatively affect global imbalances and increase volatility in financial markets http://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2018/07/03/pr18274-imf-board-concludes-article-iv-consultation-with-the-united-states 17 comments economy
- France now 7th Largest Economy Behind Uk and India https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2018/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=39&pr.y=5&sy=2016&ey=2023&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=132%2C534%2C112&s=ngdpd%2Cpppgdp&grp=0&a= 29 comments europe
- IMF bumps Russia's forecast for the fourth time this year; projects 1.1% growth in 2017 (imf.org) http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2016/02/index.htm 11 comments europe
- IMF bumps Russia's forecast for the fourth time this year; projects 1.1% growth in 2017 http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2016/02/index.htm 11 comments russia
- What is Responsible for Indiaâs Sharp Disinflation? https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.aspx?sk=44175.0 3 comments india
- IMF: Greek sustainability updated analysis http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2016/cr16130.pdf 13 comments greece
- Eliminating global energy subsidies could reduce deaths related to fossil-fuel emissions by over 50 percent http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2015/new070215a.htm 3 comments worldnews
- IMF managing Director Christine Lagarde Letter to Greece Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2016/pr16149.htm 22 comments greece
- IMF's Latest Debt Sustainability Analysis on Greece: Full Report [PDF] http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2015/cr15186.pdf?hootpostid=2cd94f17236d717acd9949448d794045 17 comments europe
- IMF: USA fastest growing advanced country. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2015/new012015a.htm 12 comments worldnews
- "IMF team in Kiev has reached [an] agreement with the Ukrainian government on a new economic reform program that would be supported by an Extended Fund Facility of 12.35 billion (about $17.5 billion, €15.5 billion) from the IMF, as well as by additional resources from the international community" https://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2015/pr1550.htm?hootpostid=be4b44095786714a78713aa83dde7ea4 9 comments europe
- TIL that India's PPP GDP is $7.277 trillion http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2014/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2014&ey=2014&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&pr1.x=91&pr1.y=18&c=534&s=ngdpd%2Cngdpdpc%2Cpppgdp%2Cppppc&grp=0&a= 6 comments india
- Whither the Euro? Historians may wonder how it came to be introduced in the first place - Il Fondo Monetario Internazionale sorpassa a sinistra il centro-sinistra italiano http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2014/03/orourke.htm 9 comments italy
- Eastern Europe + Sweden, Latvia, Ireland and Iceland have the best IMF forecast for growth. Lots of more data here. [PDF] https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2013/01/pdf/c2.pdf 38 comments europe
- The Chicago Plan Revisited [PDF] http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2012/wp12202.pdf 4 comments politics
- IMF : "The top 0.5 % of the global population holds over 35% of global wealth" http://www.imf.org/external/np/speeches/2013/051513.htm 488 comments politics
- 2002 spat between Rogoff and Stiglitz: "The laws of economics may be different in your part of the gamma quadrant, but around here we find that when an almost bankrupt government fails to credibly constrain the time profile of its fiscal deficits, things generally get worse instead of better." http://www.imf.org/external/np/vc/2002/070202.htm 13 comments economy