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New Economy: The Impact of 5G Communications and Clean Power on Global Economic Growth

  • April 19, 2017

  • 124 Views

  • 43:56

Renewable power and Fifth Generation communications offer decades of major increases in private and public investment, that in turn promise to increase global GDP by significant amounts. Reed E. Hundt is the CEO of the Coalition for Green Capital.

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25th Jacques Polak Annual Research: Opening Remarks by Kristalina Georgieva

  • November 14, 2024

  • 24 Views

  • 05:23

Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva opens the 25th Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference.
Alfred Kammer
Regional Economic Outlook Update for Europe, November 2024

  • November 14, 2024

  • 6 Views

  • 01:06

Europe’s economy is recovering, yet, the recovery is falling short of its full potential. Find out how Europe can get its economies into a higher gear.

Mark Malloch Brown, Andrew Steer, Helen Mountford, Amal-Lee Amin, Moderator: James Astill
COP29: The Role for the Bretton Woods Institutions in Climate Action

  • November 12, 2024

  • 25 Views

  • 48:37

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the creation of the Bretton Woods institutions. This session features a range of perspectives on what is working, how to scale those efforts up and what else can be done over the next few critical decades.

توقعات النمو 2024 في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا

  • November 12, 2024

  • 5 Views

  • 00:18

مستجدات أكتوبر 2024
Ruud de Mooij, Ana Toni, Tinne Van der Straeten, Moderator: Will Kennedy
COP29: This Critical Decade: A Wake-up Call for Global Climate Action

  • November 12, 2024

  • 35 Views

  • 38:09

This session assesses the question: Is the world on track to net zero? Building on updated IMF research, it will explore how to equitably close the global gap in climate ambition to achieve the Paris Agreement goals.
Gregor Schwerhoff
COP29: Unlocking Financing for the Green Transition in Emerging and Developing Economies

  • November 11, 2024

  • 5 Views

  • 03:35

To hit net zero by 2050, emerging and developing countries will need substantial amounts of additional renewable energy investment--because domestic financial resources are limited, foreign direct investment, or FDI, is key.

Simon Black
COP29: The World is Sitting on a Razor's Edge

  • November 11, 2024

  • 9 Views

  • 03:51

The world is sitting on a razor's edge, and the deciding factor between future prosperity and potential runaway climate disaster is a single number-- 1.5.
Professor Branko Milanović, Abebe Aemro Selassie
Africa Perspectives: Worlds Apart—Exploring Inequality from an African Lens

  • November 6, 2024

  • 194 Views

  • 49:18

Professor Branko Milanović, and African Department Director, Abebe Aemro Selassie, discuss practical strategies that African policymakers can employ to effectively address and reduce inequality—and how the IMF can support them in these efforts.
António David
Perspetivas Económicas Regionais para a África Subsariana, Outubro de 2024: Reformas num Contexto de Grandes Expectativas

  • November 6, 2024

  • 5 Views

  • 03:23

António David, chefe de divisão no Departamento de África do FMI, apresenta o mais recente relatório sobre as “Perspetivas Económicas Regionais para a África Subsariana”.
Thibault Lemaire
Perspectives économiques régionales: Afrique Subsaharienne, octobre 2024

  • November 6, 2024

  • 68 Views

  • 02:36

Les perspectives économiques de l'Afrique subsaharienne s'améliorent lentement grâce en partie à des réformes difficiles qui commencent à porter leurs fruits.

Professor Christoph Trebesch, Vitor Gaspar
Tenth Annual Richard Goode Lecture: International Lending in War and Peace

  • November 5, 2024

  • 213 Views

  • 1:22:42

The lecture presented some key trends in international capital flows across 200 years, focusing on turbulent episodes during war and peace. It illustrated the crucial role of official finance in helping avert financial collapse.
Regional Economic Outlook Projections for Europe 2024/2025

  • November 4, 2024

  • 81 Views

  • 00:28

Europe: Economic Outlook Projections for 2024/2025
Press Briefing: Middle East and Central Asia, October 2024 (Dubai)

  • November 2, 2024

  • 247 Views

  • 38:26

Economies in the Middle East and North Africa and the Caucasus and Central Asia continue to navigate heightened uncertainties and vulnerabilities amid conflicts and an increasingly fragmented global geoeconomic landscape.
Krishna Srinivasan, Thomas Helbling, Akihiko Yoshida, Randa Elnagar
Press Briefing: Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific | Resilient Growth but Higher Risks

  • November 1, 2024

  • 230 Views

  • 45:43

Press Briefing: Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific | Resilient Growth but Higher Risks
Jihad Azour
Perspectives économiques régionales pour le Moyen-Orient et l’Asie centrale, octobre 2024 : trois faits essentiels

  • November 1, 2024

  • 0 Views

  • 01:02

Jihad Azour, directeur du département Moyen-Orient et Asie centrale du FMI, souligne trois faits clés sur les perspectives économiques pour le Moyen-Orient et l’Afrique du Nord.
Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia, October 2024: Three Essential Facts

  • November 1, 2024

  • 258 Views

  • 00:54

Jihad Azour, IMF’s Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department, outlines three key facts about the economic outlook for the Middle East and North Africa.
جهاد ازعور
ثلاث حقائق عن منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا

  • November 1, 2024

  • 24 Views

  • 01:13

جهاد ازعور مدير إدارة الشرق الأوسط وآسيا الوسطى
Krishna Srinivasan
Japanese - Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific, November 2024

  • October 31, 2024

  • 51 Views

  • 01:56

Growth in Asia was resilient in the first half of 2024. As a result, we upgraded our growth forecast for the region to 4.6% for this year, and to 4.4% for 2025. Asia remains the world’s growth engine, accounting for 60% of global growth this year.
Krishna Srinivasan
Chinese - Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific, October 2024

  • October 31, 2024

  • 52 Views

  • 01:56

Growth in Asia was resilient in the first half of 2024. As a result, we upgraded our growth forecast for the region to 4.6% for this year, and to 4.4% for 2025. Asia remains the world’s growth engine, accounting for 60% of global growth this year.
Krishna Srinivasan
Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific, October 2024

  • October 31, 2024

  • 281 Views

  • 01:56

Growth in Asia was resilient in the first half of 2024. As a result, we upgraded our growth forecast for the region to 4.6% for this year, and to 4.4% for 2025. Asia remains the world’s growth engine, accounting for 60% of global growth this year.