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Media	Title	Date
	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
	Dante Alighieri Disparte: De-dollarization or Re-Dollarization? The Fate of the Dollar in the Internet Age The U.S. dollar, or greenback, is a ubiquitous, nearly universally accepted global currency. Like the country that backs it, the dollar is endowed with special superpowers that are equal measure historical flukes, as they are a byproduct of steady hands, institutional trust, network effects and, the quiet part, military might. Just as the U.S. mainland is protected by two oceans, the U.S. dollar is buttressed by both natural and historical advantages. The natural ones are	Mon, Jun 5, 2023
	Miguel Schloss: Decarbonizing Energy — with Speed, Wisdom and Balance The following blog post is in reference to the piece, "The Elephant in the Room; Preaching or Working on Climate Change" by Miguel Schloss published in the Global Journal of Science Frontier Research.	Fri, Sep 8, 2023
	Miguel Schloss: Decarbonizing the Economy – the Record of Chile vs. the World The following blog post is in reference to the piece, "Energy in Transition in Unsettled Times by Miguel Schloss published in the Global Journal of Science Frontier"	Thu, Jan 11, 2024
	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