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Does Global Crisis Finance Sustain a Middle-income Trap? Insights from the Updated Global Financial Safety Net Tracker
By Laurissa Mühlich, Barbara Fritz and William N. Kring Following the COVID-19 pandemic, low- and middle-income countries (LICs and MICs, Read more
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The ‘New’ New Development Bank: A Decade Plus in the Making
By Gregory T. Chin When much of the world shut-down at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, in late 2021, Read more
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How Central Bank Swaps Reinforce Inequalities in the Global Financial Safety Net
By Marina Zucker-Marques, Laurissa Mühlich, Barbara Fritz, Thomas Goda What once consisted of only the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has Read more
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Navigating Power Dynamics Within Latin America’s Regional Development Banks
By Leslie Elliott Armijo and Verónica Rubio Vega Sepehr What can an international relations (IR) perspective reveal about cooperation within Read more
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Tracking Carbon Neutrality Around the World with the Decarbonization Index
By Jiaqi Lu The phasing down of carbon-based fossil energy in a just and orderly way is essential for mitigating Read more
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Access to Green Finance Improves Compliance with Environmental Regulations in Bangladesh
By Nabil Haque Over the last three decades, rapid industrialization and its ensuing pollution have led to a significant decline Read more
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Funding Feasibility: Expanding Renewable Energy and Energy Access in the SADC Region with Regional Prefeasibility Facilities
By Tsitsi Musasike, Jiaqi Lu, Adjeikai Adjei, Kudakwashe Ndhlukula, Eugenia Masvikeni, Kevin P. Gallagher and Maipelo Stroh The 2024-2025 policy Read more
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Bretton Woods Revisited: Creating a Monetary and Economic Order Fit for the 21st Century
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Bretton Woods Conference, the following institutions have prepared this statement: Institute for Economic Justice Read more
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Chart of the Week: What Trump-era Trade Tariffs on Solar Imports from China Tells Us About Biden’s New Tariff Strategy
By Ishana Ratan On May 14, 2024, the United States Trade Representative’s office revealed a new round of tariffs on Read more
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Breathe Out: Modeling the Health Risks from Large-Scale Coal-Fired Power Plants in Indonesia
By Arden Radford Access to energy is key to human development, improving health and economic outcomes as well increasing overall Read more