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Articles by Alfred Schipke
Africa-China Linkages: Building Deeper and Broader Connections
Our eLibrary offers over 25,000 IMF publications in multiple formats. Explore Latest economic research and insights delivered to your inbox each month. Subscribe Africa-China Linkages: Building Deeper and Broader Connections Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager BibTex Zotero Africa has made remarkable strides across many development metrics, significantly improving life expectancy, literacy, health, and education.
Dealing with Local Government Debt: Can China learn from the euro crisis?
By Alfred Schipke The debt of local governments has reached a level comparable to Greece's debt of 150 percent of GDP at the height of the euro crisis in 2010. Beijing could learn a thing or two from how the EU handled the situation. Some of China's provinces and autonomous regions, collectively referred to here as local governments, are grappling with significant fiscal challenges that have weighed on economic activity.
IMF Staff Completes 2017 Article IV Mission to China
IMF Staff Completes 2017 Article IV Mission to China June 14, 2017 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF’s Executive Board.
Aligned stars point the way forward for reforms
The International Monetary Fund's recent World Economic Outlook and China's strong economic performance suggest that now is the time to advance reforms. The World Economic Outlook highlights that the global recovery is gaining momentum, with growth now projected to reach 3.6 percent in 2017 and 3.7 percent in 2018. This is well above the 3.2 percent of 2016, when global growth was still faltering and financial markets were turbulent, and calls for policy action to secure the recovery.
IMF Staff Completes 2017 Article IV Mission to China
End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF’s Executive Board. Based on the preliminary findings of this mission, staff will prepare a report that, subject to management approval, will be presented to the IMF's Executive Board for discussion and decision.
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