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Meg Lundsager and Mark Sobel: US must strengthen IMF at February G20 meeting G20 finance ministers and central bank governors gather on 17-18 February for their first meeting of the year under the Indonesian presidency. Amid high-profile topics including global macro discussions about inflation, key issues beneath the surface could challenge the International Monetary Fund’s global leadership role.	Thu, Feb 10, 2022	OMFIF
Erin Ennis: US-China Business Council VP says there’s a 50/50 chance a trade deal will done “I think there's at least a 50/50 possibility of it at this point,” U.S.-China Business Council VP Erin Ennis told Fox Business’ “Countdown to the Closing Bell Opens a New Window. ” on Tuesday.	Tue, May 7, 2019	Fox Business
William R. Rhodes: Venezuela Is in a Humanitarian Crisis William R. Rhodes, Bretton Woods Committee Advisory Council Member and Global Advisors CEO, says Venezuela is in the midst of a health crisis. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets." (Source: Bloomberg)	Wed, Feb 13, 2019	Bloomberg
Jason Schenker, President of Prestige Economics: Video: The switch to natural gas is a half-way solution before we have more reliable renewable options Jason Schenker, president of Prestige Economics, discusses concerns for high natural gas prices amid news that Russia plans to fill its European storage sites starting next month and U.S. natural gas storage data numbers that came out today. Schenker says that supply is a concern as global moves away from coal are adding pressure to the market. He says that from a supply standpoint North America is much more secure in natural gas accessibility than Europe.	Thu, Oct 28, 2021	BNN Bloomberg
Scott Morris and David Mihalyi: Visualizing the Debt Service Drag on Developing Country Governments The G7 countries pledged a massive scale-up in support of developing-country financing at their recent summit in the UK.	Mon, Jul 19, 2021	Center for Global Development
Gary Kleiman: War-Torn Country Banking Systems Beg Repair Small policy decisions and temporary fixes are often offered at the beginning of a conflict, but IFIs need to begin making larger reforms sooner instead of postponing them. This way, economic systems can heal holistically instead of receiving temporary band-aids.	Thu, Mar 3, 2022	The Bretton Woods Committee
William R. Rhodes: Warning Signs of a "Volcker Moment" Paul Volcker, the former Federal Reserve chairman who was my longtime friend and officemate, died at the end of 2019 before Covid-19 swept the planet.	Mon, Jun 14, 2021	Reuters Breakingviews
Harry G. Broadman: Washington’s Oil Price Cap Won’t Work-And Putin Knows It For the past several months the U.S. has been shopping around to other advanced democracies a coordinated scheme to place a cap on the price Russia can charge on its energy exports to deprive Putin of revenues fueling his war in Ukraine.		Forbes
Bianca Taylor: Ways to Nudge Equitable Climate Finance Forward Last month COP27 came to a close with a historic announcement to establish a loss and damage fund, where rich countries pledge financial support to countries most vulnerable to the climate crisis.	Mon, Dec 12, 2022	Bretton Woods Committee
Lawrence Summers : We must prepare now for the likelihood of a recession When people are fundamentally healthy, they do not yet know what will cause their death. An economic recovery is healthy if it is not clear what will cause the next recession.	Mon, Jan 7, 2019	Financial Times