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Masood Ahmed:Beyond the Numbers: Why the World Needs a More Ambitious MDB Response to COVID-19A 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![]() |
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Kevin Gallagher:“The Time to Act is Now”: Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive RecoveryIn 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![]() |
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Mark Sobel:Macroeconomics of Split US ElectionAs 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![]() |
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Mohamed El-Erian:A Divided Electorate Spells Trouble for the US EconomyIn 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![]() |
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Frank Vogl:The Unprecedented 2020 Bank and Fund Annual Meetings: Confronting Today’s Grave Double CrisesThe October 2020 annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund were like none others. |
Fri, Oct 30, 2020 | Bretton Woods Committee |
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Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner and Dr. Claudia Schmucker :EU Trade Policy Reform: Levelling the Playing Field in a New Geo-Economic EnvironmentToday, trade policy is used more and more often to achieve geopolitical goals. |
Tue, Oct 27, 2020 | DGAP![]() |
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Dambisa Moyo :The Precarious Global Debt PictureA 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![]() |
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Lawrence H. Summers and Natasha Sarin:Many Companies Pay Nothing in Taxes - The Public Has a Right to Know How they Pull it OffCorporations are increasingly recognizing the importance of being responsive not just to their shareholders but also to the interests of stakeholders, such as customers, employees and their communities. |
Thu, Oct 22, 2020 | The Washington Post![]() |
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Yael Selfin:Chief Economist's Note: COVID-19 Could Herald a New Era of European DivergenceA resurgence in COVID-19 infections has led to additional measures being announced across Europe in the past two weeks to contain the pandemic. |
Wed, Oct 21, 2020 | KPMG![]() |
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Cristina Valencia and William R. Rhodes:Mind the GapLatin America’s Covid-19 crisis demands a more ambitious response from governments and the international community. |
Fri, Oct 16, 2020 | Reuters Breakingviews![]() |