Global Economy and Development Media Mentions

This [COVID-19] crisis has shored up and spotlighted the strength of the dollar. It underscores that when there is a crisis the only asset anyone wants to hold is dollars.

The U.S.-China relationship has deteriorated to a new post-Tiananmen low at a particularly unfortunate time, when the two countries ought to be joining forces to limit the ravages wrought by the pandemic on public health, economic activity and financial markets.

We’re seeing a bifurcation of the economy. Some are moving up toward the high end, while others are stuck or are getting shifted toward the low end. And some are leaving the workforce altogether.

When technology is transferred and learned and applied, especially if it’s in an area where the skills are in short supply, that is an element of how to increase productivity in Africa

[On the trade dispute between Nigeria and Benin] "Benin is basically importing for Nigeria- protectionism is difficult to implement in a globalized world, because people find ways around it."

I don’t care if you’re in Mongolia, or China, or the United States or Great Britain. ... Kids grow up the same way. They need human interaction.

For [development impact bonds] to be sustainable, it will be critical to move beyond donor funding and for governments to engage.

“For American businesses, [Trump's tariff threats] introduce significant uncertainty: it is hard to make investment decisions in the face of continual threats of new tariffs, even if many of them may not ultimately be enacted.”

La buena gobernanza no es la ausencia de escándalos o desafíos. La buena gobernanza, lo ve la ciudadanía, es la capacidad de las instituciones para ejercer el liderazgo de las reacciones ante un escándalo.

Every time the president tweets and there’s a suggestion that the trade war is ratcheting up, we generally get a bad reaction from markets around the world.