Listen to IMF economists and other experts discuss key economic and financial issues of the day.
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The International Monetary Fund is a powerful global economic force, often operating with Vulcan-like logic. But are their policies genuinely serving the needs of all nations? Join us as EVA and Davin unpack IMF Policy as we challenge the cold, hard calculations of traditional economic models and advocate for a more human-centred approach. We'll leverage the power of AI to analyze IMF documents and research, cutting through the jargon and making complex economic issues accessible to everyone ...
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Reforms amid Great Expectations: Sub-Saharan Africa’s Outlook
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With sub-Saharan Africa soon to have one of the largest working-age populations in the world, removing barriers to business growth and encouraging higher productivity industries will help provide the employment opportunities it needs. But reforms don’t come easy. Wenjie Chen and Andrew Tiffin are economists in the IMF’s Africa Department and produc…
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Fifty Years of Failure: A Deep Dive into the IMF's Impact on Africa
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This episode unpacks the ActionAid 2023 report that examines the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) impact on African development over the past fifty years, arguing that the IMF's neoliberal economic policies, particularly austerity measures, have stifled economic growth and worsened living conditions for millions of Africans. The briefing highlig…
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Uncovering a Culture of Silence at the IMF 2: Decision-making failures
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The International Monetary Fund: a global financial powerhouse. But who are the people behind the policies, and how do their internal struggles impact the world stage? In this episode, EVA and Davin expose a culture of silence within the IMF, where whistleblowers are silenced, and employees fear speaking truth to power. Drawing on historical analys…
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Uncovering a Culture of Silence at the IMF
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This episode explores a bombshell report that exposed a culture of unethical conduct and retaliation at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The report, prepared by an external panel led by Jens Weidmann, was commissioned in the wake of a controversy surrounding the appointment of Kristalina Georgieva as Managing Director. The Weidmann Panel’s fi…
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Global Financial Stability: Financial Markets Navigate Uncertainty
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As inflation and interest rates continue to decline and the likelihood of a recession slowly fades, financial markets have seen big equity gains. But the latest Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) warns of several factors that could upend the recovery, including the apparent disconnect between market buoyancy and heightened uncertainty, especi…
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The Case for a Global Corporate Minimum Tax: Cory Hillier, Shafik Hebous
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While 21st-century globalization and international trade dramatically changed how multinational corporations operate, the way they are taxed is largely based on early 20th-century thinking. Recent efforts by the OECD and the UN to modernize the international corporate tax system include a minimum corporate tax to make it more equitable. The IMF has…
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Yuval Noah Harari on Human Evolution and the AI Revolution
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Stories can unify or divide but our ability to imagine them is uniquely human. Cooperation and trust, built through shared stories and narratives, are the foundation of human societies and economies. So what happens when humans no longer hold the pen? Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher, and author of several books on human evolution, inc…
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Egypt: Stability Lays Groundwork for Transformation
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With all the instability within the Middle East and North Africa region of late, Egypt has nonetheless managed to reign in soaring inflation and win its largest-ever foreign investment. Egypt’s efforts to restore macroeconomic stability in recent years have led to an arrangement under the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility for Egypt, which makes availabl…
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Nicholas Bloom on why Remote Work is Good for Growth
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Working from home was not an option for most people before March 11, 2020, when work and home life suddenly collided. The pandemic upended many aspects of doing business, but the daily commute is one routine that seems unlikely to return to what it was. Nicholas Bloom was studying the potential impact of remote work long before the pandemic launche…
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Women in Economics: Kate Raworth on Economics for the Living Planet
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The world has changed since postwar economic thought placed GDP growth as its guiding principle. 20th-century progress has pushed planetary resources to the limit and brings the sustainability of traditional macroeconomic models into question. In this podcast, Kate Raworth talks with journalist Rhoda Metcalfe about her alternative model Doughnut Ec…
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Raghuram Rajan on Blazing a New Path to India’s Development
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For many emerging market economies, moving from an export-oriented strategy with labor-intensive manufacturing to a more sophisticated production process was key to their development. But the world is quickly changing, and Raghuram Rajan says India need not follow that same path. In their new book, Breaking the Mold, the former Reserve Bank of Indi…
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Mark Aguiar: When Sovereign Debt Breaks its Promise
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For decades, governments have been tapping into global sovereign debt markets to smooth ups and downs in revenue with the hope that it would help spur investment. But what happens when government borrowing fails to deliver, and the citizens are left paying the bill? Mark Aguiar says emerging market and developing economies are especially vulnerable…
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The world is changing so quickly it’s hard to think of one aspect of our economic lives that hasn’t shifted from what it was only a few years ago. Trade is no exception. New technologies, the re-emergence of industrial policy, and rising geopolitical tensions are all putting added pressure on the international trading system. Michele Ruta is a trad…
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Lisa Kolovich: Gender Equality to address Shifting Demographics
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Aging populations in many advanced and emerging market economies mean shrinking workforces, weighing on growth. However, the opposite is true in low-income countries where populations are growing, and the expanding workforce may lack the skills for the job market. How can these two scenarios offset each other? Lisa Kolovich says women hold the key.…
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Nigeria Bank Governor Olayemi Cardoso: Regaining Stability and Trust
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Nigeria’s new administration has set out on an ambitious reform path to stabilize its currency, regain market confidence, and tame inflation. In this podcast, Governor Olayemi Cardoso and IMF Africa Department head, Abebe Aemro Selassie discuss the role of Nigeria’s central bank in restoring macroeconomic stability. The conversation took place as p…
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Daniel Susskind on Growth: A History and a Reckoning
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Economic growth is often seen as the core ingredient to social development, but it’s a relatively new idea. So what did pre-growth society look like and how much growth can modern society sustain? In his latest book, Daniel Susskind argues that economic policy should consider the costs of growth more carefully and realign the drivers to better fit …
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Catherine Mann: A Central Banker’s View on Capital Flows
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Central banks worldwide share common practices in how they operate, but the UK’s central bank is unique in how it makes its rate decisions. Catherine Mann is a Professor of the Practice at Brandeis University and one of four external voting members of the Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of England. In this podcast, Mann says the pickup in cap…
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James Boughton on The Messy Legacy of Harry Dexter White
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It’s no mystery where the IMF was born but its origin story might surprise you. While the spotlight was on the charismatic British economist John Maynard Keynes during the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference, a little-known American economist was working in the shadows. Harry Dexter White’s plan would lead to the creation of the IMF and forever change th…
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Michael Olabisi: Thinking Globally to Pay Africa’s Climate Bill
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While African countries have little to do with what’s causing the climate crisis, they are feeling the brunt of the extreme weather patterns and left footing a climate-mitigation bill they can’t afford. Michael Olabisi is an assistant professor at Michigan State University and studies sustainable development in low-income countries. In this podcast…
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