impact to the global economy and financial system from a possible avian flu pandemic, discusses the IMF’s role in helping … member countries prepare their economic and financial systems for such a pandemic, and summarizes common elements of business …

covid-19 pandemic, there is a temporary postponement of staff's work on Article IV consultations and mandatory Financial …

Just as uncertainty associated with COVID-19 pandemic was abating, Russia invaded Ukraine. Uncertainty endured …, shifting from pandemic to war, affecting all countries but in different ways. Above-target inflation rates and inflation …. Fiscal policy will need to shift focus away from the exceptional pandemic-related measures as central banks increase interest …

pandemic and seeks to draw lessons from the experience for responding to possible future global crises. They highlighted the …

The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a human toll and has unleashed a series of shocks on the Fund's entire membership …

country on its policy responses to the pandemic and staff's assessment of these policies and the use of resources freed up by …

respond flexibly to LICs' needs during the pandemic and recovery. The key policy reforms proposed include: -- raising the …

The paper provides brief updates for each CCRT-eligible country on its policy responses to the pandemic and on staff … donor countries and the EU has mobilized SDR 609 million in new pledges since the onset of the pandemic …

adequately consulted in the initial weeks of the pandemic, staff experienced enormous work pressures, and in at least a few …

, emerging priorities, and provides a detailed region-by-region picture of performance in the developing regions of the world … empowerment of women (the third MDG) and the special problems of fragile states, where extreme poverty is increasingly … concentrated. The report, which is jointly issued by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, argues that gender …