| Financial infrastructure |
 Reform, yes, but easy does it
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank must be weary of facing endless criticism from development campaigners and debtor countries. But this year a sharper, more immediate threat defined the debate . . . . more | |
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| Policy Review |
 Kohler extends hand of friendship
The International Monetary Fund has been out of the limelight for the past few months as the travails of the World Bank have taken more of the public's attention . . . more | |
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| Global inequality |
 Increasing gap between rich and poor
Is global inequality getting worse or better? The question is simple but the answer is complicated, because it depends on the definition of inequality and the statistics used to measure it...more | |
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| Currency regimes |
 Free float or fixed?
Last year, in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis, the trend in global policy regarding exchange rate regimes was clear. Not anymore . . . more | |
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| Oil prices | Confusing signals fuel uncertainty
The world's oil industry has been in turmoil for the past year as an inexorable and, in part, inexplicable rise in prices has put petroleum back on the global economic agenda . . . more | |
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