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Media	Title	Date
	Ousmène Jacques Mandeng: Central Bank Digital Currencies: Reordering International Monetary Relations Financial technology seems set to have a major impact on monetary relations.	Wed, Apr 17, 2019
	Danny Leipziger: China Has a Unique Opportunity to Take the Lead on Emerging Market Indebtedness The current state of the global economy and the outlook for the next few years do not bode well for Emerging Market and Developing Economies (EMDEs). Many countries were overly indebted before the pandemic and additional borrowing, one of the few options available to them, will push many into the terrain of unsustainable debt. China’s joining the Debt Service Suspension Initiative of the G-20 is commendable; however, this action only deals with official debt held by poorer EMDEs.	Fri, Jan 15, 2021
	Marjo Koivisto and Daria Taglioni: Circular Business in the Global Economy: Priority on Redesign Aside from accelerating decarbonization of industries, a key priority in the global economy today is to reduce the use of virgin materials. In discussions over the circular economy (CE), emphasis is usually put on “reusing” and “recycling”. Instead, for CE to grow sufficiently to avert the grim projections of the global economy running out of materials within decades, more pervasive change is needed. The notion that products and materials that depreciate slower are more valuable must be better internalized by their industrial and household consumers.	Wed, Feb 24, 2021
	Anna Breman and Stefan Ingves: Climate: IMF conditionality could increase the speed and efficiency of climate financing Last year, the members of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved an allocation of special drawing rights (SDRs) of USD 650 billion, the largest allocation in the history of the IMF. Since then, a new financing instrument at the IMF is being discussed, largely financed by these new SDRs.	Fri, May 20, 2022
	Daniela Bassan: Covid-19 and Legal Institutions: Courting Accessibility and Efficiency Daniela Bassan, Q.C. is a Partner and Practice Group Chair at the law firm of Stewart McKelvey (Canada) where she focuses on complex, multi-jurisdictional dispute resolution. This blog is a part of special series on the coronavirus.	Thu, Apr 23, 2020
	Warren Coats: Covid-19: What should Uncle Sam do? Dr. Coats (Ph.D. U of Chicago) retired from the IMF in 2003 as Assistant Director of Monetary and Exchange Department having joined the institution in 1975. This blog is part of a special series on the coronavirus.	Wed, Mar 25, 2020
	Yaroslav Lissovolik: Crypto Regulation: From Crisis to Opportunity In 2022 the global financial markets were rattled by a series of adverse developments in the crypto segment, which culminated in the FTX meltdown and the multiple ripple effects the markets are likely to continue to grapple with in the course of this year. The implications of the crypto debacle, while clearly negative in the near term, also concern the longer-term trajectories of market development and regulation.	Thu, Feb 9, 2023
	Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa: Developing a Capacity for Candid Reflection Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, a Saudi Arabian national, is the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of OFID - the OPEC Fund for International Development.	Wed, Apr 24, 2019
	Gary Kleiman: Emerging Markets Catharsis Recasts Investor Slate Emerging market asset managers are eager to put this year behind them after double-digit stock and bond index losses and net outflows from their funds. Core and frontier equities though October were down 30%, external sovereign/corporate and local government bonds from 15% to 25%, and currencies, not quite as battered as developed market counterparts by the almighty dollar, off 10%.	Mon, Nov 21, 2022
	Mark R. Yzaguirre: Fragmentation and Resiliency Will Be the Centerpieces of the International Order Mark R. Yzaguirre is Senior Associate General Counsel and Associate Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs at the University of Houston. Opinions solely his own. This blog is part of a special series on the coronavirus.	Mon, Apr 6, 2020