The World Economic Outlook, published twice a year in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic, presents IMF staff … economists' analyses of global economic developments during the near and medium term. Chapters give an overview of the world …

. Articles also look at the expansion of world trade, explore the impact of globalization on jobs, taxation, and the poor, and …Assiduously tracking the trends and consequences of globalization, the IMF's quarterly magazine Finance & Development … focuses on financial globalization, including the policy implications of the huge growth in cross-border capital flows …

set up by treaty in 1945 to help promote the health of the world economy. Through its work, the IMF helps to keep the … world economy running as smoothly as possible. Its work is aimed partly at the prevention of economic and financial crises … countries' economic size, determine countries' voting power in the IMF and the limits to what they can borrow. The IMF and World …