Capital Inflows

The Emerging Bright Spot in Europe

Antonio Borges | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Markets, Economic Output, Current Account Deficits, Investment, Exports, Capital Inflows, Growth Potential, Boom-Bust Cycle, Credit Default Swaps, Economic Growth, Macroeconomic Policies, Structural Policies, Consumption, Asset Price Bubbles, Domestic Demand, Business News
Antonio Borges

it will take a while before most crisis-hit countries will be able to reclaim the economic output that was lost as a result of the crisis. But things are definitely going in the right direction.

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Avoiding Another Year of Living Dangerously: Time to Secure Financial Stability

José Viñals | Posted 06.13.2011

Read More: Sovereign Funding, Capital Buffers, Household Indebtedness, Financial Imbalances, Balance Sheets, Global Financial Stability Report, Overheating, Capital Controls, Banking System, Asset Quality, Global Financial Crisis, Government Debt, Macroprudential Policies, Bank Credit, Medium-Term Fiscal Consolidation, Capital Inflows, Debt Sustainability, Financial Stability, Bank Restructuring, Financial Sector Risk, Business News
José Viñals

We've slipped well beyond a year and the financial system is still flirting with danger. Durable financial stability has, so far, proven elusive.

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Global Recovery Strengthens, Tensions Heighten

Olivier Blanchard | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Potential Output, IMF World Economic Outlook, Fiscal Consolidation, Policy Coordination, Inventory Cycle, Inflation Expectations, Private Demand, Capital Controls, Fiscal Sustainability, Economic Recovery, Financial Regulation, Bank Recapitalization, Fiscal Stimulus, Unemployment, Exchange Rate, Macroprudential Policies, Financial Supervision, Commodity Prices, Capital Inflows, Financial Stability, Business News
Olivier Blanchard

The need for careful design of economic policies at the national level, and coordination at the global level, may be as important today as they were at the peak of the crisis two years ago.

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The Two Rebalancing Acts

Olivier Blanchard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: IMF World Economic Outlook, Fiscal Consolidation, Economic Imbalances, Policy Coordination, Private Investment, Private Demand, Financial Reform, World Economic Outlook, Monetary Accommodation, Rebalance Global Economy, Global Financial Crisis, Economic Recovery, Financial Regulation, Fiscal Stimulus, Unemployment, Capital Inflows, Private Domestic Demand, Sustainable Recovery, Balanced and Sustainable Growth, Downside Risks, Business News
Olivier Blanchard

Achieving a "strong, balanced, and sustained world recovery"--to quote from the goal set in Pittsburgh by the G-20--was never going to be easy. It req...

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Financial System Fragilities - Achilles' Heel of Economic Recovery

José Viñals | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Regulation, Economic Recovery, Financial Sector Vulnerabilities, Sovereign Risks, Financial Supervision, Regulatory Reform, Financial Reform, Global Financial Stability Report, Capital Inflows, Debt Sustainability, Banking System, Bank Restructuring, Gfsr, Business News
José Viñals

For emerging market policymakers, the main challenge will be to tackle the macroeconomic and financial challenges of sizable, and potentially volatile, capital inflows

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