IMF latest

COVID-19 Pandemic and Latin America and the Caribbean: Time for Strong Policy Actions This blog is the first in a series providing regional analysis on the effects of the coronavirus. By Alejandro Werner COVID-19 is spreading very quickly. This is no longer a regional issue—it is a challenge calling for a global response. Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have been hit later than [...]

Blunting the Impact and Hard Choices: Early Lessons from China This blog is part of a series providing regional analysis on the effects of the coronavirus. By Helge Berger, Kenneth Kang, and  Changyong Rhee The impact of the coronavirus is having a profound and serious impact on the global economy and has sent policymakers looking for ways to respond. China’s experience so [...]