Member Views

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. 

The Root Causes of Geopolitical Fragmentation

BWC member Hung Tran writes that the way to address economic and geopolitical fragmentation is to "address domestic challenges and build more inclusive economies in order to create the necessary internal political support for international cooperation."

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.

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.

The Strategic Case for U.S. Climate Leadership: How Americans Can Win With a Pro-Market Solution

In the United States, the case for greater action on climate change is typically made on environmental grounds. But there are equally compelling economic, geopolitical, and national security rationales for the United States to lead the world on climate policy.

The United States vs. China: The Quest for Global Economic Leadership

China’s dramatic growth and its implications for the world economy have fueled new books at a pace commensurate with the subject

A recent wave includes an important book by Fred Bergsten, founder of the Peterson Institute for International Economics and an established Washington elder on global economics

The Unprecedented 2020 Bank and Fund Annual Meetings: Confronting Today’s Grave Double Crises

The October 2020 annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund were like none others. 

The US Debt Ceiling Stalemate Threatens Money Market Funds—and Financial Stability

The "wrangling over the national debt ceiling has heightened uncertainty at the wrong time and is helping to raise the odds of a severe recession", writes BWC member Hung Tran.

It'll "exact an increasingly noticeable cost... for the whole economy."

The World Bank & AI: Leveraging AI to Accelerate Global Investments for Economic Development and Climate Finance

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the core of the future of the global capital markets. The World Bank can capitalize on it by leaning in from a governance and operational standpoint to leverage AI to accelerate investments for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs).

The World is Completely Connected

Afsaneh Beschloss was interviewed by John Donnelly for the IFC blog.