The World’s Three-Speed Economic Recovery

Posted on April 16, 2013 by iMFdirect

WEOBy Olivier Blanchard

(Versions in عربي , 中文, 日本語, Русский, and Español)

The main theme of our latest outlook is one that you have now heard for a few days: we have moved from a two-speed recovery to a three-speed recovery.

Emerging market and developing economies are still going strong, but in advanced economies, there appears to be a growing bifurcation between the United States on the one hand, and the Euro area on the other.

This is reflected in our forecasts. Growth in emerging market and developing economies is forecast to reach 5.3% in 2013, and 5.7% in 2014. Growth in the United States is forecast to be 1.9% in 2013, and 3.0% in 2014. In contrast, growth in the Euro area is forecast to be -0.3% in 2013, and only 1.1% in 2014.

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Blanchard Sees Continued Two-Speed Recovery in 2011

Posted on December 30, 2010 by iMFdirect

Interesting interview with the IMF’s Chief Economist Olivier Blanchard in the Fund’s IMF Survey magazine. He says the two-speed global economic recovery is likely to dominate 2011, with weak growth in advanced economies barely enough to bring down unemployment and emerging markets facing the challenges of success, including how to avoid overheating and handle strong capital inflows.

In an assessment of the global economy at the end of 2010, and the prospects for 2011, Blanchard said that countries should continue to focus on rebalancing their economies in the coming year, including structural measures and exchange rate adjustments.

“Without this economic rebalancing, there will be no healthy recovery,” he says. Read the full interview here.

Filed under: Advanced Economies, Africa, Asia, Economic Crisis, Economic outlook, Economic research, Europe, Fiscal Stimulus, IMF, Latin America, Middle East | Tagged: , , | Leave a Comment »

Changing Times: Global Governance Reform and the IMF

Posted on January 11, 2010 by iMFdirect

By John Lipsky

The economic and financial crisis of the past two years has placed in high relief profound changes in global economic and financial realities. Most notably, the crisis has underscored the shift in relative economic weight in favor of dynamic emerging market economies. In response, the G-20— a grouping that includes both advanced and large emerging economies—has stepped forward as the premier political venue for addressing economic and financial policy challenges.

These changes are exerting significant influence on the evolution of global governance, and they directly involve the IMF in two concrete ways. First, new advances are taking place in multilateral economic policy cooperation, with Fund participation. Second, realignment of Fund governance has been put on a fast track, with delivery scheduled for January 2011.

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Filed under: Advanced Economies, Annual Meetings, Economic Crisis, Emerging Markets, Global Governance, Multilateral Cooperation | Tagged: , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

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