levers to revive demand and raise productivity, and ensure the gains from technology and globalization-which have led to … unprecedented global welfare gains in recent decades-are shared more broadly. A retreat from globalization and multilateralism is a …

challenges from stronger expansion. In a world of interconnections, lagging policy momentum in some corners will soon affect all …

. Articles also look at the expansion of world trade, explore the impact of globalization on jobs, taxation, and the poor, a …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 …

This 2002 Annual Report describes world economic and financial developments in FY2002. During FY2002, the IMF faced … important new challenges in an unusually unsettled world environment. After a period of strong expansion, the global economy …

the financial year (May 1, 1999 through April 30, 2000), as well as developments in the world economy. The Annual Report … in its support for the reform efforts of the poorest countries - ingreater collaboration with the World Bank. Appendixes …

Board proposed improvements to assessment exercises under the IMF’s standards and codes initiative and the joint IMF-World …