The macroeconomic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa continues to strengthen. Growth is expected to increase from 2.7 percent in 2017 to 3.1 percent in 2018, reflec

The sizeable increase in income inequality experienced in advanced economies and many parts of the world since the 1990s and the severe consequences of the glob

The need for safety nets in Sub-Saharan Africa is vast. In addition to being the world's poorest region, Sub-Saharan Africa is also one of the most unequal. In

This publication brings together a set of IMF papers that prepared as backgrounds for the various sessions of the conference and will help put into broader diss

Global growth is in low gear, and the drivers of activity are changing. These dynamics raise new policy challenges. Advanced economies are growing again but mus