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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
Frank Vogl: 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.	Fri, Oct 30, 2020	Bretton Woods Committee
Mohamed El-Erian: A Divided Electorate Spells Trouble for the US Economy In the wake of the US presidential vote, there are three things that are clear at this stage that spell trouble for the US economy, and well beyond that.	Wed, Nov 4, 2020	Financial Times
Edwin M. Truman: Memo to Congress on why the United States should better Support International Financial Institutions Background: US foreign affairs programs underpin US soft (nonmilitary) power, which is in decline as these programs have been underfunded. In FY2020, the United States spent $57 billion on international programs, activities, and institutions.	Thu, Nov 5, 2020	Peterson Institute for International Economics
Mark Sobel: Macroeconomics of Split US Election As of Friday morning, despite Joe Biden being up a convincing 4m votes in the presidential election, America – and the world – incredibly is anxiously awaiting the declaration of a winner, due to the inimitable electoral college.	Fri, Nov 6, 2020	OMFIF
Kevin Gallagher: “The Time to Act is Now”: Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery In a new report, the Global Development Policy Center outlines an ambitious new proposal for comprehensive debt relief that includes the private sector and middle-income countries, in an effort to jump start a green and inclusive recovery from COVID-19.	Sun, Nov 15, 2020	BU Global Development Policy Center
Masood Ahmed: Beyond the Numbers: Why the World Needs a More Ambitious MDB Response to COVID-19 A recent CGD paper and the World Bank’s response focused on precisely how much financial support the Bank is likely to provide this year to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and whether this would match with targets the institution set for itself at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.	Mon, Nov 16, 2020	Center for Global Development
Nancy Lee, San Bilal, Manuel Bueno and Valeria Ramundo Orlando : Opinion: How Can DFIs Do More to Help MSMEs Survive Covid-19? The global scale of the COVID-19 crisis threatens micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises, which dominate employment around the world — especially in lowest-income countries.	Wed, Nov 18, 2020	Devex
William R. Rhodes: China Doing Less than it Should on Debt Reconstructuring Bill Rhodes, former Chairman of Citibank and President and CEO of William Rhodes Global Advisors, shares his perspective on the G20, China's economy, and how Biden can restore U.S. leadership.	Mon, Nov 23, 2020	Bloomberg
Mark Sobel: Yellen at the Treasury President-elect Joe Biden is set to nominate Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary – the 78th in US history and the first woman.	Wed, Nov 25, 2020	OMFIF