Economists have long surmised that people’s knowledge and skills contribute significantly to economic development, but to what degree can access to an education change lives? Amory Gethin has compiled data from surveys from more than 150

Driving Change: Women-Led Development Economics from the Ground Up The International Economic Association’s Women in Leadership in Economics Initiative (IEA-WE) connects women economists worldwide and helps showcas

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Watch IMF's Communications Department Director Julie Kozack discusses the latest developments related to key economic issues, and answers questions on Syria, Egypt, Argentina, Ukraine, the United States and more.

The pandemic was a brutal reminder of how crucial public health systems are, yet health budgets in many countries are still underfunded. Developing economies generally do not allocate sufficient domestic resources to health and external financing...

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Timor-Leste’s Opportunity to Turn its Wealth Into Economic Development

The IMF’s mission is to promote macroeconomic and financial stability among its 191 member countries.

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