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What works to lift the poor? F&D reviews Leila Janah's book: http://ow.ly/JPFw30gCHci

What bill inhabits European wallets and purses more frequently than all other denominations combined? Find out here: http://ow.ly/z0Bt30grDsB

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Here’s F&D’s latest podcast. Tim Harford in conversation with former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson explains why the path to success often involves failure, experimentation, and adaptation.
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10M people register for digital payments every month in India. What’s the impact? Listen to the latest IMF podcast. http://ow.ly/Yo0G30gxUWr

Madhur Deora on India’s Digital Payment Boom
When the government of India last year declared that much of its currency in circulation would cease to be legal tender, digital transactions surged. Mobile payment platforms like PayTM stepped in to
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Read how international groups of criminals and militants team up to move money around the world http://ow.ly/Qwzr30grnHS

The Terror-Crime Nexus -- Finance & Development, September 2017
Douglas Farah - How international groups of criminals and militants team up to move money around the world
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How can governments and development finance institutions create markets to scale up private investments? http://ow.ly/gJTI30grz3A

Creating Markets -- Finance & Development, September 2017
Morten Lykke Lauridsen and Florian Mölders - Developing new markets is essential to increasing private investment and achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Watch policymakers from Ireland, Vietnam, and Colombia speak about their journeys to overcome financial difficulties and build stronger economies, and how the IMF was able to help.

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Why more people should have access to financial services -- Bank of Tanzania Governor Benno Ndulu in the latest issue http://ow.ly/Klxh30gjuiQ

Champion of Inclusion - In The Trenches -- Finance & Development, September 2017
Benno Ndulu discusses why more people should have access to financial services
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Missed the latest issue of F&D magazine on global economic cooperation? Read it here: http://ow.ly/gPqc30eMLB8

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Missed the IMF’s Annual Meetings? It’s not too late: read what went on and who said what. http://ow.ly/K8dj30gb3SW

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The labor share of income—the fraction of national income paid to workers in wages and benefits—has been declining around the world. http://ow.ly/sVF130g9ggg

Labor’s Losses - Picture This -- Finance & Development, September 2017
Maria Jovanović - Workers are taking home a smaller slice of the pie
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Investment in women’s education and health, and attention to their employment opportunities and empowerment, pays big dividends in terms of economic development. http://ow.ly/p3PI30g98fg

Invest in Women and Prosper -- Finance & Development, September 2017
David E. Bloom, Michael Kuhn, and Klaus Prettner - Investments in women’s health and education boost economic development
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The 2008 financial crisis gave urgency to the multilateral effort to create a safer and stronger global financial system. But, policymakers now face a new challenge: resisting pressure to roll back reforms. http://ow.ly/iINI30g7VfT

Safe and Sound -- Finance & Development, September 2017
Tobias Adrian and Aditya Narain - International financial regulators help ensure the safety and soundness of diverse financial systems
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IMF podcasts listed on the "25 Best Economics Podcasts of 2017" http://ow.ly/tOXC30fUBxj. Listen here: http://ow.ly/4px430fUB9s

IMF Podcasts
Listen to IMF economists and other experts discuss key economic and financial issues of the day.
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Girl Power! Today is International Day of the Girl Child. What can we do now to help the women of the future succeed? http://ow.ly/L033309FB0Y

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Global economic recovery accelerating, more broadly based, but growth still bypassing too many. The current global upswing opens opportunity for reforms. Policymakers should not let this chance go to waste. https://blogs.imf.org/…/global-economic-upswing-creates-a-…/

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Listen to the latest IMF Podcast which offers some insight into what lies behind current economic trends from the man behind the World Economic Outlook, and even a glimpse of Maurice Obstfeld’s sense of humor. https://soundcloud.com/imf-podca…/maurice-obstfeld-what-lies

Maurice Obstfeld: What Lies Behind the Global Recovery
The latest forecasts from the International Monetary Fund show global growth is on the rise. A very different picture from early last year, when the world economy faced faltering growth and financial
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