(AGENPARL) – ven 28 aprile 2023 The latest IMF analysis of global economics, finance, development and policy issues shaping the world. []
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Dear Colleague,
In today’s edition, we highlight:
– Europe’s knife-edge recovery
– Anthropology for the modern economist
– Long-term forces affecting monetary policy
– Rwanda’s green innovation
EUROPE’S OUTLOOK
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Europe’s economies mostly avoided recession this winter, but policymakers now face the tricky task of sustaining the recovery, defeating inflation and safeguarding financial stability.
“This would likely require a sharp recession to bring inflation back to target.”
To defeat inflation, governments should also pursue more ambitious deficit reduction than embedded in current plans, he adds.
“A good starting point would be to phase out most energy relief measures and target any remaining ones more narrowly to vulnerable households.”
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FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT
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Advanced economies are contending with several major long-term structural changes that will affect the way monetary policy is conducted. These ongoing changes include the green transition, remote work, de-globalization, and the rise of central bank digital currency.
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RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY TRUST
Rwanda Leading Green Innovation
Weekly Roundup
FINANCIAL SECTOR
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