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TechTank

The current landscape of central bank digital currencies

Chen Ye and Kevin C. Desouza

Friday, December 13, 2019

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Climate Change

Climate change is hitting the insurance industry hard. Here’s how Swiss Re is adapting

Jeffrey Ball

Thursday, October 24, 2019

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Future Development

How the new Development Finance Corporation can get off to a solid start

George Ingram and Sally Paxton

Monday, October 21, 2019

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Africa in focus

Figure of the week: Foreign direct investment in Africa

Payce Madden

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Reports

Report

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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Report

Bank capital requirements contribute to growth and stability

Nellie Liang

Monday, July 24, 2017

Report

The international monetary system: Is it fit for purpose?

Eswar Prasad

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Blog Posts

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Future Development

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

Brian Pinto

Thursday, September 5, 2019

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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How will Christine Lagarde lead the European Central Bank?

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Robert Koopman on global value chains and the WTO

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