For developing economies the current crisis means reduced demand for their exports, a decline in capital inflows and lower income from tourism. This One Pager discusses the transmission of the crisis from changes in aggregate variables to its impact on progress towards human development. The...

Los programas de transferencias monetarias se manifiestan como un componente indispensable de las estrategias de reducción de la pobreza. Los objetivos referentes a la mitigación de la pobreza a corto plazo y el desarrollo de capital humano a largo lazo son los que hacen que las transferencias...

Last week at the United Nations, the MDG Africa Steering Group discussed the Gleneagles Scenario. The participants reiterated the need for scaled-up aid in order to support the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). At the same time, a report issued by the International Monetary...