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Afsaneh Beschloss: The Next World Bank President Has a Huge Task on Their Hands "From climate change to reconstruction, the institution has failed to tackle a range of urgent challenges," writes BWC board member Afsaneh Beschloss. Whoever succeeds Malpass will do much to decide whether this fabled institution ultimately perishes or survives, she argues.	Wed, Feb 22, 2023	Financial Times
Daniel Yergin: The Oil Collapse: A Pandemic and a Price War Have Together Brought Energy Markets to a Crisis The global oil market has never in history collapsed as precipitously as it has right now. The oil and gas industry, which provides almost 60 percent of the world’s energy, is engulfed in a double crisis that would have been dismissed as unthinkable at the start of this year.	Thu, Apr 2, 2020	Foreign Affairs
Monica de Bolle, Chad P. Bown, and Maurice Obstfeld: The Pandemic Is Not Under Control Anywhere Unless It Is Controlled Everywhere High-income countries have cornered global supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, but they are clashing with one another over hoarding their doses, while sending poor countries to the back of the line.	Wed, Feb 3, 2021	PIIE Insider
Diana Farrell: The Potential Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Families, Small Businesses, and Communities Diana Farrell, Fiona Greig, and Chris Wheat give insights from five years of big data research.	Tue, Mar 31, 2020	JPMorgan Chase Institute
Dambisa Moyo : The Precarious Global Debt Picture A critical issue policymakers need to address urgently is the amount of debt plaguing the UK, the US and the global economy, and the impact the growing status of China as creditor to both the west and the developing world will have on that.	Wed, Oct 28, 2020	Financial Times
Hung Tran: The Prospects for a Recalibration of China's Taiwan Policy If the opposition party wins Taiwan's presidential election, "the trajectory and dynamics of the cross-Strait relationship could change, probably giving the U.S. and China some room to manage their strategic competition," according to BWC member Hung Tran.	Wed, Mar 8, 2023	The Diplomat
William Pesek on Kathy Matsui: The Role Model: Kathy Matsui, Goldman Sachs Japan’s banking system is a tough place to work for ambitious women. But Kathy Matsui shows it is possible to rise to the top.	Mon, Sep 28, 2020	Asia Money
William R. Rhodes: The Role of the IDB in the Time of COVID The IDB is the leading source of development financing in the region. Since September 2020, it is under new leadership, which has numerous challenges on its agenda, some of them associated with the pandemic that are without precedent.	Tue, Apr 27, 2021	Latin American Chamber of Commerce in Switzerland
Jason Schenker, John Lewis Gaddis, Angela Stent, Alan Gin: The second Cold War is already beginning, experts say, and many of the battles are being fought with economic weapons Just 60 years ago, the U.S. and the Soviet Union were at the height of a Cold War that nearly resulted in nuclear warfare. Today, experts say, the U.S. and its old foe, now Russia, are headed into another one. But it won't be the same.	Fri, Mar 25, 2022	CNBC
Catherine L. Mann, Jonathan Goldberg, Inosi Nyatta and Edward Morse: The State of Energy Finance On April 21, BWC member Catherine L. Mann (Citigroup) joined Jonathan Goldberg (Carbon Direct), Inosi Nyatta (Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP), and Edward Morse (Citigroup, moderator) to explore various issues within the world of energy finance, including how the market is evolving, how to define "green finance", and additional relevant policy issues.	Wed, Apr 21, 2021	Our Energy Policy