International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2019: Our Connected World
Summary:
This issue of Annual Report discusses that the global economy is at a delicate moment. The expansion of early 2018 has lost momentum, in large part in response to rising trade tensions. There are threats from rising financial vulnerabilities and geopolitical uncertainties. These challenges call for policymakers to avoid missteps and to take the right policy steps: at home, across borders, and globally. In addition to several major reviews looking at IMF conditionality, economic and financial surveillance, and lending facilities, the management has deepened its analysis on trade spillovers and financial stability and are revamping frameworks for debt sustainability assessment in low-income and market access countries. Building on earlier research that showed how trade can boost incomes and living standards by enabling the flow of technology across countries, the October 2018 World Economic Outlook provided illustrative scenarios of the potential impact of escalating trade tensions between the United States and China.
Series:
Annual Report of the Executive Board No. 2019/001
Subject:
Budget planning and preparation Credit External audit Financial sector policy and analysis Financial sector stability Labor Money Poverty Poverty reduction strategy Public financial management (PFM)
Frequency:
Annual
English
Publication Date:
October 4, 2019
ISBN/ISSN:
9781498321563/2227-8915
Stock No:
ARIEA2019001
Pages:
60
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