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William R. Rhodes and John Lipsky:Stemming a Sovereign-Debt CrisisRising interest rates and slowing global economic growth likely will spur many low-income countries to try to restructure their sovereign debt. This is troubling because recent restructuring cases have produced extended stalemates between borrowers and lenders rather than resolution. |
Mon, Jan 31, 2022 | Wall Street Journal Opinion | |
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William C. Dudley:How to Prevent the Coming Sovereign Debt CrisisThis year is likely to prove very difficult for those low-income and emerging-market countries that have been heavy borrowers in the sovereign debt market. A series of crises concentrated in these countries seems virtually inevitable. |
Mon, Jan 31, 2022 | Bloomberg | Opinion![]() |
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Beverly Barrett, PhD:Global Bridges: Change Flows of People and TradeThe mission of Global Bridges is to go beyond the news and connect listeners from around the world with stories from people who are “on the ground” reporting about economic recovery and global business. Sharing perspectives of life and economic development, as we recover from the global pandemic, enables us to build “global bridges” across countries. We cover topics including public health, economy and work, education, travel, and society. |
Tue, Jan 25, 2022 | Global Bridges |
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The White House:President Biden Announces Nominee for Deputy Administrator for Resilience at the Federal Emergency Management AgencyWASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Alice Hill to serve as the Deputy Administrator for Resilience at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. |
Fri, Jan 7, 2022 | The White House |
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Miguel Schloss:COP 26: el camino a donde?The recent meeting of the COP (which annually monitors progress), marked for the first time a welcome (albeit timid) dose of realism. (Spanish only) |
Mon, Dec 6, 2021 | Diario Financiero(R) |
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William Rhodes and Stuart Macintosh:Future of Finance: Banking Culture & Conduct – Why it Still MattersThis episode of “A look into the Crystal Ball on the Future of Finance,” features William “Bill” Rhodes, Former Chairman & CEO of CITIBANK, and current President & CEO of WILLIAM R. RHODES GLOBAL ADVISORS, and Dr. Stuart P.M. Mackintosh, Executive Director of the GROUP OF THIRTY. In this high-level conversation, you will hear about the everchanging banking culture & conduct landscape on both sides of the Atlantic, and how financial institutions must adapt to incorporate new challenges, such as climate change, crypto, and digital currencies, in their culture & conduct operations. |
Wed, Dec 15, 2021 | European American Chamber of Commerce |
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Carolyn A. Wilkins:Under the western sky: the crypto frontierCarolyn Wilkins talks about cryptoassets and the ‘financial ecosystem’ they are a part of. She looks at the risks and opportunities decentralised finance may bring and the regulatory response to these. |
Mon, Nov 22, 2021 | Bank of England![]() |
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By Frank Vogl:THE ENABLERS: How the West Supports Kleptocrats and Corruption-Endangering Our Democracy"Authoritarian regimes in many countries, and the men that lead them, depend on the international management of licit and illicit funds under their control. Frank Vogl shows that curbing their activities for their kleptocratic clients is critical to secure democracy, enhance national security, and ensure international financial stability." |
Mon, Nov 29, 2021 | Rowman and Littlefield |
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Ambereen Choudhury:UBS Names Colm Kelleher to Take Chairman Role, Succeeding WeberUBS Group AG nominated former Morgan Stanley President Colm Kelleher as its next chairman, tapping an executive with broad banking and wealth experience to help oversee the firm’s pivot towards digital. |
Sat, Nov 20, 2021 | Bloomberg |
Scott Morris , Rowan Rockafellow and Sarah Rose:Mapping China’s Participation in Multilateral Development Institutions and FundsChina has emerged as a leading participant in multilateral development organizations. In many ways, this is a welcome development. Today’s global challenges, including COVID-19 and climate change, require an international response and have prompted renewed calls for increased multilateral engagement by the major economy countries. This, combined with the recognition of multilateral institutions’ high standards for transparency and environmental safeguards, have led the United States at times to encourage China to step up its multilateral contributions. At the same time, countervailing voices focused on strategic competition increasingly view China’s multilateral participation with skepticism. |
Thu, Nov 18, 2021 | Center for Global Development![]() |