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Africa in focus

Africa in the news: Debt relief in Somalia, government efforts to combat COVID-19, and new Boko Haram attacks

Christina Golubski

Saturday, March 28, 2020

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Future Development

IMF Special Drawing Rights: A key tool for attacking a COVID-19 financial fallout in developing countries

Kevin P. Gallagher, José Antonio Ocampo, and Ulrich Volz

Thursday, March 26, 2020

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Future Development

The triple economic shock of COVID-19 and priorities for an emergency G-20 leaders meeting

Adam Triggs and Homi Kharas

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

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Future Development

The World Bank steps up on fragility and conflict: Is it asking the right questions?

Abby Maxman

Monday, March 16, 2020

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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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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

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Future Development

Debt: The dose makes the poison

M. Ayhan Kose, Franziska Ohnsorge, and Naotaka Sugawara

Friday, February 28, 2020

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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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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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