Interesting study on gender bias in US congress that resonates 'We find that legislators who interacted with both Yellen & at least one other male Fed chair over this period interrupt Yellen more, and interact with her using more aggressive tones.' papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Debt vulnerabilities are a growing concern for much of the IMF membership. That is why our Capacity Development Partnership Dialogue addressed how to strengthen debt sustainability, transparency, and management. I thank #IMFPartners for their support linkedin.com/pulse/partners…

It’s a special Diwali this year as the UK has its first Prime Minister of Indian origin. Congratulations Rishi Sunak.

Our latest Regional Economic Outlook describes what is needed to address the toxic mix of high inflation and flagging growth in Europe. The pandemic & Russia’s war in Ukraine might have fundamentally altered the inflation process in Europe. Read more here: imf.org/en/Blogs/Artic…

The dollar is strong. Another 8% appreciation will bring it to its 1985 levels when we had the Plaza accord. How should countries respond? We address this in a blog with ⁦Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas⁩ imf.org/en/Blogs/Artic…

Lots of good discussions with Odile Renaud-Basso, President of EBRD, Emmanuel Moulin, Director General of French Treasury & Sylvie Goulard, Deputy Governor of the Banque de France & Atanas Pekanov, Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria for EU Funds Management at the IMF/WB meetings.

Had a very good discussion with South Sudan's Minister of Finance & Planning Dier Tong Ngor & Governor of Central Bank Johnny Ohisa Damian on the unique challenges they face. IMF working closely to provide technical assistance & make progress towards future financing.

The dollar’s value is at its highest level since 2000. It has appreciated 22% against the yen, 13% against the euro & 6% against emerging market currencies since January. Gita Gopinath & I just published a #IMFBlog on how countries should respond. bit.ly/3yGyrCV (1/9)

The Central Bank of Chile Banco Central de Chile is ahead of the curve in the use of granular data for macro analysis &on assessing financial risks from climate change. It was wonderful to discuss this & more with Rosanna Costa the first female Governor of Banco Central de Chile & her team.

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There are few leaders as impressive as Director-General of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala WTO. We discussed the growing risks of economic fragmentation in a geopolitically divided world.

Thanks to Governor of Germany's Bundesbank Deutsche Bundesbank Joachim Nagel for an insightful discussion on inflation, energy crisis & monetary policy.

Always good to see my good friend, Governor of Bank of Korea Chang Yong Rhee, and spar on policy issues. He was terrific as Director of IMF's Asia Pacific Department before we lost him to his new job.

As financial conditions tighten & the dollar strengthens this can pose a challenge to emerging markets. Had a very good conversation with Central Bank Governor of Malaysia Nor Shamsiah binti Mohd Yunus on this and other issues.

It was great to discuss with Sweden's Finance Minister Mikael Damberg & the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank Sveriges riksbank the global outlook, policy measures to address the effects of the war in Ukraine, climate change & gender equality.

Always great to meet Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem and Deputy Governor Paul Beaudry and discuss the challenges of monetary policy making in an environment of high inflation and risks to financial stability.

Wonderful to reconnect with the Governor of Central Bank of #Israel Amir Yaron at the IMF-WB meetings, a thoughtful & insightful central banker. There was lots to discuss given the fragile global outlook.

Here is our analysis, joint with Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, on this critical question. Link here: imf.org/en/Blogs/Artic…