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Regional Financial Arrangements and the International Monetary Fund: Sustaining Coherence in Global Financial Governance

Cooperation and competition among regional financial arrangements (RFAs) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) increasingly determine the effectiveness of the global financial safety net (GFSN), which many observers fear is becoming fragmented.

Why The Macroeconomic Policy Framework Needs An Overhaul: Lessons from Japan and the Great Recession

Paul James Sheard is an Australian-American economist. He is Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, after previously being Vice Chairman of S&P Global.

Paul spoke at the Boston Economic Club on why the macroeconomic policy framework needs an overhaul and suggested how.

‘Inside Philanthropy’ Names George Soros Philanthropist of the Year

In 2017, Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, passed a law banning foreign-registered universities that do not offer courses in their home country, a move that seemed to target George Soros’s Central Europe University (CEU).

China’s impending Minsky moment

Two years ago, Zhou Xiaochuan, then China’s central bank governor, told a press conference at the 19th Communist party Congress in Beijing that too many procyclical factors in the economy and excessive optimism risked generating “accumulating contradictions that could lead to the so-called Minsky moment”.

Are Businesses Ready for Deglobalization?

As we enter a new decade, characterized by rising economic complexity and geopolitical divisions — U.S.-China tensions, populism and nationalism in Europe, and the looming risk of a global recession

Fintech startup adds more execs, formally launches banking platform

St. Louis-based Neocova announced Tuesday the “official launch” of its core banking platform, marking another step in the startup’s rapid growth this year.

The IMF is losing influence – and for that it must share the blame

As politics turns ever inwards, the Fund must be quicker to admit its mistakes and implement reforms.

Yes, our tax system needs reform. Let’s start with this first step.

While there’s plenty of disagreement about how the money should be used, almost everyone involved in public-policy debates agrees.

New Leadership and Challenges for the IMF

Wilson Center NOW speaks with Meg Lundsager and Shihoko Goto on the IMF's new leadership under Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.

Government Social Responsibility

NEW YORK – Nowadays, most companies go to great lengths to showcase their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) advocacy alongside their earnings.