Ukraine is in hot water, and not just because of the ongoing war. The country is facing a big corruption scandal. Five people have been arrested, and two more are still on the run. They are accused of trying to control purchases at the nuclear agency Energoatom and other state-owned companies. This scandal has led to the suspension of two cabinet ministers. Ukrainian...
Let's talk about a study that looked into how IMF loans affect Ukraine's economy. Researchers used some fancy methods like Vector Autoregression (VAR) and Vector Error Correction (VEC) to figure out if there's a connection between Ukraine's economic growth and IMF loans from 1991 to 2010. Here's what they found out: in the short term, IMF loans aren't doing Ukraine a...
Being a new mom is tough, especially when dealing with substance use disorder (SUD). Scientists explored how SUD affects a mom's daily tasks and checked if a tool called the Barkin Index of Maternal Functioning (BIMF) works well for moms with SUD. They asked 141 moms, some with SUD and some without, to fill out the BIMF and answer some basic questions. The results sh...
Next week, finance leaders from around the world will gather in Washington for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. One big question on their minds: Who will win the upcoming U.S. presidential election and how will that affect global economic policies? Both candidates, Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee ...