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Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas on the Global Outlook: Steady but Slow

Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas May 2, 2024

The World Economic Outlook is more than projected growth rates. The research behind those projections tells the story of how 190 countries, slowly but steadily, found their way through the fog of the past few years to emerge a testament to the resilience of the global economy. IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas says the fears of a global recession have not materialized but the path ahead is not without obstacles.

Outlooks

Wenjie Chen on Sub-Saharan Africa’s Latest Outlook

WENJIE CHEN April 25, 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa is slowly emerging from four turbulent years with higher growth expected for nearly two thirds of countries. But while inflation has almost halved and debt has broadly stabilized, economies still face financing shortages and impending debt repayments. Wenjie Chen is deputy head of the team that publishes the Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa. In this podcast, she says the surging global demand for minerals could help the region overcome the ongoing funding squeeze.

Outlooks / Inflation

Euro Area Inflation and how Import Prices, Profits, and Wages fit in

Frederik Toscani August 3, 2023

While import prices account for much of Europe’s inflation, its outlook largely depends on how companies absorb wage gains as higher prices erode workers’ purchasing power. IMF economist Frederik Toscani says corporate profits account for 45 percent of price rises since the start of 2022.

Outlooks / Political economy

Gillian Tett on Anthropology for the Modern Economist

GILLIAN TETT April 21, 2023

Author and Financial Times journalist, Gillian Tett says anthropology offers insights into public policy challenges and helps economists better understand socioeconomic problems.

Outlooks / Economic growth

Abebe Aemro Selassie and Ken Opalo on Making Reforms Stick in Africa

Abe Selassie March 30, 2023

As global economic uncertainty surges, Sub-Saharan Africa faces a host of challenges that will require effective policy responses if it is to regain the ground it lost during the pandemic.

Outlooks / Economic growth

China: Reopening, Rebound, and Challenges

Sonali Jain-Chandra February 3, 2023

China’s severe covid lockdowns since the start of the pandemic undoubtedly contributed to an economic downturn last year not seen in decades.

Outlooks / Economic growth

Wenjie Chen on the Latest Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa

WENJIE CHEN November 3, 2022

Economic outlooks don’t come easy in the current environment but the latest Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa proved to be particularly challenging.

Outlooks / Inflation

Sub-Saharan Africa Outlook: New Shock, Little Room to Maneuver

Papa N’Diaye April 28, 2022

The economic recovery in sub-Saharan Africa surprised on the upside in the second half of 2021, but that progress has been jeopardized this year by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Outlooks / Financial crisis management

Kristalina Georgieva: Crisis Upon Crisis: How the World Can Respond

KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA April 14, 2022

Just as many countries were beginning to feel the grip of the pandemic start to ease, another global calamity is threatening the recovery.

Outlooks / Health

Luis Breuer on India's Outlook: Seeing Through the Fog

Luis Breuer October 28, 2021

Despite two brutal COVID-19 waves and the widespread disruptions that ensued, India's economy is set to be one of the fastest-growing major economies for this year and beyond.

Outlooks / Climate policy

Sub-Saharan Africa Outlook: 1 Planet, 2 Worlds, 3 Stories

Papa N’Diaye October 22, 2021

The world remains in the grip of the pandemic and a seemingly accelerating pace of climate change.

Outlooks / Economic growth

Gita Gopinath on Latest Outlook: Recovery Gaps Persist

GITA GOPINATH October 12, 2021

While the World Economic Outlook shows output in advanced economies set to exceed pre-pandemic levels next year, prospects for low-income countries and emerging markets have darkened considerably due to vaccine shortages and limited support.

Outlooks

Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas on the Global Outlook: Steady but Slow

Wenjie Chen on Sub-Saharan Africa’s Latest Outlook

Euro Area Inflation and how Import Prices, Profits, and Wages fit in

Gillian Tett on Anthropology for the Modern Economist

Abebe Aemro Selassie and Ken Opalo on Making Reforms Stick in Africa

China: Reopening, Rebound, and Challenges

Wenjie Chen on the Latest Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa Outlook: New Shock, Little Room to Maneuver

Kristalina Georgieva: Crisis Upon Crisis: How the World Can Respond

Luis Breuer on India's Outlook: Seeing Through the Fog

Sub-Saharan Africa Outlook: 1 Planet, 2 Worlds, 3 Stories

Gita Gopinath on Latest Outlook: Recovery Gaps Persist

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