International Financial Institutions

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Africa in focus

Figure of the week: Foreign direct investment in Africa

Payce Madden

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

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A conversation with ECB Chief Economist Philip Lane

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Washington, DC

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Future Development

Argentina 2019: The IMF should avoid mistakes repeatedly made in past bailouts

Brian Pinto

Thursday, September 5, 2019

International Financial Institutions

Could China’s digital payment system be a model around the world?

David Dollar and Aaron Klein

Monday, July 8, 2019

Reports

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The new global agenda: Scale, urgency, and the future of the multilateral development bank system

Nicholas Stern and Amar Bhattacharya

Monday, July 1, 2019

International Financial Institutions

Is China’s new payment system the future?

Aaron Klein

Sunday, June 16, 2019

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Report

The US-China economic relationship: A comprehensive approach

Joshua P. Meltzer and Neena Shenai

Thursday, February 28, 2019

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Bank capital requirements contribute to growth and stability

Nellie Liang

Monday, July 24, 2017

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The international monetary system: Is it fit for purpose?

Eswar Prasad

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Blog Posts

Future Development

The governance of the International Monetary Fund at age 75

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly and Kemal Derviş

Monday, July 1, 2019

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Africa in focus

Africa in the news: New environmental policies on the continent, Zimbabwe’s IMF stabilization program, and Sudan update

Christina Golubski

Saturday, June 8, 2019

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Developing a mutually beneficial US-China economic relationship

Joshua P. Meltzer

Thursday, February 28, 2019

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